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| Morning Briefing July 7th |
NEWS RELEASE—Dixie Creek Fire Update
July 7, 2021—9 a.m.
Contact:
Christie Shaw
(541)263-0661
John Day, Ore. – Firefighters
on the Dixie Creek Fire, near Prairie City, continue to make progress
mopping-up the fire. The 541 acre fire
is now 75% contained. There is very
little smoke visible within the incident. The increased containment has allowed
the fire to release resources from the incident to mobilize to other fires across
the state and to return home for rest.
Several interagency hotshot crews were among those resources released,
these crews were integral in providing leadership on the incident, working with
less experienced firefighters to provide improved methods in the mop-up process.
Crews continue to grid
across the fire, with most of the work complete in the divisions with lighter
fuels. Today resources will focus on
areas of heat in the timbered part of the fire.
These larger fuels are more challenging to get completely cooled. Firefighters are using skidgines and water
cats to distribute water across the fire for mop-up.
Mop-up is a slow tedious
process where firefighters use water and tools to stir areas of heat until they
are cool to the touch. The risk of fire
moving outside the fireline is reduced as firefighters mop-up from the edge of
the fire perimeter moving further into the interior of the fire.
One type 1 helicopter is assigned
to the incident for air support if needed.
ODF Central Oregon District
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