488 Fire Mop-up Nearly Complete

Handline was completed and mop-up is 80 percent complete on the 488 Fire in the Old Maid Flats area of the Mount Hood National Forest.  Rain over the weekend helped firefighting crews control the 11 acre fire.  Fire management resources will remain in the area for the next two to three days to complete mop-up and secure the fire area.  The exact cause of the fire is still undetermined but it has been identified as human caused.  It started in a popular dispersed use area.  Firefighters reopened Forest Service Road 1825 and the McNeil Campground on Tuesday.  As temperatures rise this week and into the weekend forest visitors are cautioned to be careful with any flame source and are reminded that open fires are prohibited on the Mt. Hood National Forest, except in metal fire rings in approved designated campgrounds.  Hot car parts, cigarette butts, and hot equipment could all ignite dry grasses in these conditions whether on public or private lands.

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