Vinegar
Fire
Start date:
8/12/13 20:31
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Cause:
Lightning
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Estimated Size:
1,220 acres
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% Contained:
20%
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# of Firefighters:
489
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Injuries to date
None
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Estimated Containment:
8/30/13
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Closures/Evacuations: Level I
evacuation notification for Greenhorn and Alamo.
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# of 20-person hand crews:
12
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# of helicopters:
2
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| Road 10 and Olive Lake recreation area are open. |
Many of the containment lines (both
direct and indirect) have been constructed and improved. Helicopters will continue to cool down hot
spots near the fire perimeter when they are discovered. The fire has not increased in size
significantly in the past few days and fire managers are “right-sizing” the
workforce and equipment needed to fully suppress this fire. Crews and equipment no longer needed to meet
mission objectives will be released and possibly reassigned to other
fires. Possible new fire starts from
recent lightning strikes are of concern and will be monitored for the next few
days. Helicopters assigned to this fire
will scout for new smokes and drop water on them when discovered. Fire crews will follow up on these reports to
fully suppress any new fire starts.
The weather is predicted to be warmer and dryer for the near
future with light winds.
Effective immediately, the entire Forest Service Road 10 is
open along with the Olive
Lake recreational
area. Road and area closures remain in
effect. The Greenhorn Unit of the North
Fork John Day Wilderness remains closed.
The communities of Greenhorn and Alamo
remain under a Level 1 evacuation notice.
This will be the last daily update and
update to the Blogspot for the Vinegar Fire unless conditions change. The Oregon Interagency Incident Management
Team #2 will be leaving tomorrow and will turn back the management for the fire
to the Umatilla National Forest starting at 06:00. The Fire Information telephone number will
change tomorrow to 541-278-3722. Today,
for more information please contact the Fire Information Line at (541) 755-9003.
For detailed information on the fire
including maps and photos please visit:
http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3645/ or http://vinegarfire.blogspot.com/
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