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Night work on the Jack Fire on July 17, 2021. Credit Inciweb  Bernie Pineda is a public information officer for the Jack Fire.  He said when the new team takes over, the current crews will get a couple days off and then it’s back to work on another fire. “We have nine teams and currently we have all nine of them out,” Pineda said. “There is no teams available. So it’s going to be a busy, long season.” Highway 138 has reopened in the fire area with a slower speed limit of 45 mil...

Credit Inciweb The Jack Fire burning on the Umpqua National Forest east of Glide is now 35% contained. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire had spread across 16,674 acres of land. Along the northern edge of the fire, north of HWY 138, crews have been increasing the depth along fire lines. South of HWY 138, burnout operations are being used to build lines that will contain the fire and stop the southern spread. Roads are being used as control lines on the southeast flank and crews are using heavy ma...

Crews make significant progress fighting Jack Fire The fire is threatening the Dry Creek area east of Glide. Posted: Jul 12, 2021 6:09 PM Updated: Jul 12, 2021 7:46 PM Posted By: KEZI Staff 6 Images DRY CREEK, Ore. -- The Jack Fire has grown to nearly 12,500 acres on Monday and is still 10% contained. Officials said they made significant progress over the weekend and feel confident about securing the area. MORE INFO “Firefighters have been doing a great job particularly in areas up north o...

Crews make significant progress fighting Jack Fire The fire is threatening the Dry Creek area east of Glide. Posted: Jul 12, 2021 6:09 PM Updated: Jul 12, 2021 7:46 PM Posted By: KEZI Staff 6 Images DRY CREEK, Ore. -- The Jack Fire has grown to nearly 12,500 acres on Monday and is still 10% contained. Officials said they made significant progress over the weekend and feel confident about securing the area. MORE INFO “Firefighters have been doing a great job particularly in areas up north o...

Jack Fire grows to more than 4,000 acres Containment remains at 0% for the fire, which is threatening the Dry Creek community. Posted: Jul 8, 2021 1:04 PM Updated: Jul 8, 2021 8:49 PM Posted By: Chelsea Hunt 5 Images IDLEYLD PARK, Ore. -- The Jack Fire east of Glide has grown to 4,224 acres as of Wednesday, fire officials said on Thursday. Containment remains at 0% for the fire, which county officials announced on Wednesday is posing and imminent threat to the Dry Creek community. MORE INFO ...