Dixie Creek Fire Update
Oregon Department of Forestry
Central Oregon
District
John Day Unit
415 Patterson Bridge
Road
John Day, OR 97845
NEWS RELEASE
July 5, 2021—9 a.m.
Contact:
Christie Shaw
(541)263-0661
John Day, Ore. – The Dixie Creek Fire,
burning approximately three miles northwest of Prairie City, has burned
approximately 570 acres of grass, brush, and timber within Oregon Department of
Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District and Prairie City Rural Fire Department
protection. Today at 6:00 a.m. command
of the fire transferred to the High Desert Interagency Type 3 Team, led by
incident commander Tim Boyce.
The fire was initially reported Saturday
afternoon, rapidly spreading. Air and ground
resources were able to stop the fire late in the evening, and have kept the
fire within the same footprint since the initial burn period. Overnight Sunday
fire personnel patrolled the fire, monitoring for any change to fire behavior
or areas of concern. The fire is 25% contained.
Today firefighters will focus on mopping up
along the edge of the fireline to secure the perimeter. Tankers and helicopters are available to
support on the ground suppression activities.
Resources assigned to the fire include hotshot crews, dozers, watercats,
skidgines, hand crews, wildland fire engines, water tenders, and numerous
overhead to manage the incident.
The High Desert Interagency Type 3 Team is
comprised of personnel from the Malheur National Forest, and Vale and Burns
District Bureau of Land Management.
ODF Central Oregon District
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Current fire restriction information and
information for the Central Oregon District is available at www.odfcentraloregon.com.