Fire Crews Stay Busy After Lightning Strikes
Firefighters made great progress today on existing wildfires across central Oregon. Resources were able to quickly find and respond to new starts throughout the day. Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning began moving across the area this afternoon bringing new starts. In total, resources have responded to roughly 40 incidents across central Oregon since yesterday. Forward progression on the Fly Creek Fire has been stopped. Firefighters held the fire at 280 acres today and increased containment to 25%. Dozer line has been constructed around 80% of the fire perimeter. Control lines hel...
Source: mycentraloregon.com
