Containment On Gilliam/Wheeler County Fires Goes Up

Containment levels for four fires in Gilliam and Wheeler counties have gone up.  The largest of the four, the Jennie’s Peak Fire, is 40% contained and 38,000 acres in size.  Officials say the fire perimeter has been secured along the east flank and along the south and up the western flanks of the fire along the John Day River.  Successful burnout operations took place Tuesday on the northeast corner of the fire as firefighters are steering the fire toward the northwest toward the Porcupine Fire burn scar.  The Stubblefield Fire is 50% contained and is 23,150 acres in size, with operations focusing on establishing a line toward the John Day River to check the spread of uncontained fire embedded in the Potlatch Creek drainage.  The Seale Fire is 40% contained and 23,600 acres in size after making a run to the south, and the 5,056 acre Lonerock Fire is 60% contained.  All evacuation levels and closures related to these fires are unchanged.

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