W-470 Fire near McKenzie Bridge reported at 90% containment
Forest Service officials reported the W-470 Fire near McKenzie Bridge at 90 percent contained as of June 7.
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Forest Service officials reported the W-470 Fire near McKenzie Bridge at 90 percent contained as of June 7.
Forest Service officials reported the W-470 Fire near McKenzie Bridge at 90 percent contained as of June 7.
Forest Service officials said windy weather caused several spot fires near a prescribed burn they thought was under control.
Firefighters are working on a wildfire that took off when sudden wind gusts fanned a prescribed burn that was considered contained, the U.S. Forest Service reported late Tuesday night. KEZI-TV reported that a prescribed burn was under way near the community of McKenzie Bridge, upstream from Eugene, Oregon, on the McKenzie River, on May 30. Though the prescribed burn was started when weather was within planned parameters, gusty winds started two spot fires near the 65-acre burn area.
U.S. Forest Service officials announced on Thursday that Willamette National Forest will receive $14.7 million in federal funding for wildfire fuels reduction.