The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal has mobilized two strike teams to the Van Meter Fire through Immediate Response. The teams are mobilizing from Central Oregon and the Rogue Valley.
The strike teams are made up of 35 firefighters and 10 engines.
This fire, burning on Stukel Mountain southeast of Klamath Falls, is estimated at 800-1,000 acres with rapid spread. Level 3 (Go now!) and 1 (Be Ready) evacuations are in effect.
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Immediate Response is a tool the OSFM has at its disposal. This is an OSFM-initiated mobilization of structural fire resources to an active incident for short-term surge capacity outside an emergency conflagration.