On Thursday, moderate fire behavior is expected on the Durkee Fire in northeast Oregon. Moderate post-frontal weather conditions are forecasted (including a slight drop in temperature, higher humidity, calmer winds, and a…
Author: John Hendricks
Crews make progress on Lone Rock Fire, 136,377 acres, 40 percent contained
Crews will continue to patrol, monitor, and mop up along the north end of the Lone Rock Fire on Thursday. Firefighters will look for opportunities for strategic burning operations along the east…
Wind, lightning could challenge firefighters on Durkee Fire Wednesday afternoon
Wednesday’s weather will lead to extreme fire behavior and growth on the Durkee Fire in Baker County. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for severe thunderstorms and will be followed by…
Red Flag Warning, weather may challenge firefighters Wednesday on Lone Rock Fire
On Wednesday, firefighters on the Lone Rock Fire in north central Oregon plan to patrol and mop up to maintain the existing fire perimeter in anticipation of incoming weather. A Red Flag…
OSFM task forces protecting homes near the Falls Fire in Harney County
The Telephone Fire started Monday afternoon south of King Mountain on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District on the Malheur National Forest. The fire grew quickly to 5,000 acres fanned by erratic winds….
OSFM Green Team assigned to Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon, fire grows to 239,255 acres
Firefighters are working night and day to extinguish the Durkee Fire and six new lightning starts on the east side of Interstate. The Durkee, Cow Valley, and Bonita Road Fires are now…
Lone Rock fire active Monday, 131,407 acres, 40 percent contained
On Tuesday, Firefighters are working along the eastern edge of the Lone Rock Fire will continue to build direct control lines in efforts to extend from Burton Hill south to Forest Service…
Falls Fire in Harney County 132,751, 16 percent contained
On Monday, firefighters on the northwest corner of the Falls Fire in Harney County will look for opportunities to construct direct control lines to tie in slop-overs back into Forest Service 3750….
Weather challenges firefighters on Durkee Fire in Baker County, conflagration invoked
Sunday was another extremely active day on the Durkee Fire in Baker County. Winds from nearby thunderstorms picked up around 6 p.m. causing 50-mile-per-hour outflow winds on the eastern section of the…
From the Fire Line: Ensuring top-notch communication
With the punch of a few buttons, the raise of a radio antenna, and years of knowledge, Jeff Perkins, a communications unit technician with the Oregon State Fire Marshal Blue Incident Management…