News Release: Graham Fire
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
12:00 a.m.
Contact: Jamie Knight, Oregon Department of Forestry
541-963-3168
SISTERS, Ore. – After three days with no
additional perimeter growth and well-established control lines, the ODF
Incident Management Team 2 will be handing management of the Graham Fire back
to Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District Wednesday morning.
Control lines around the fire’s perimeter have been mopped up to at least 50
feet. However, local residents may still expect to see occasional smoke from
pockets of unburnt fuel smoldering in the fire’s interior. If residents see
flames or spot fires they are advised to call 911.
Resources on the fire today include: 10 hand
crews, 2 helicopters, 17 engines, 1 dozer, 3 water tenders and 338 personnel.
Containment is estimated at 85 percent
ODF’s
Central Oregon District will continue the use of additional engines and fire
crews to achieve 100-percent containment. The District strategies will include
daily engine patrols and mop up operations.
additional perimeter growth and well-established control lines, the ODF
Incident Management Team 2 will be handing management of the Graham Fire back
to Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District Wednesday morning.
Control lines around the fire’s perimeter have been mopped up to at least 50
feet. However, local residents may still expect to see occasional smoke from
pockets of unburnt fuel smoldering in the fire’s interior. If residents see
flames or spot fires they are advised to call 911.
Resources on the fire today include: 10 hand
crews, 2 helicopters, 17 engines, 1 dozer, 3 water tenders and 338 personnel.
Containment is estimated at 85 percent
ODF’s
Central Oregon District will continue the use of additional engines and fire
crews to achieve 100-percent containment. The District strategies will include
daily engine patrols and mop up operations.
The Graham Fire was a hot, fast-moving
wildfire driven by strong winds, dry conditions and light flashy fuels that
burned in the wildland urban interface in and around the community of Three
Rivers. The firestorm torched trees and produced 100-foot flame lengths. Thanks
to the responsive efforts of local wildland and structural suppression forces
as well as prior defensible space created by local residents, the fire was held
to 2,175 acres.
Team 2 fire managers leave behind an excellent
safety record. More than 300 personnel were assigned to the incident and no
injuries were reported.
Updated information for the Graham Fire is available on InciWeb-https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5855/