Area Fire Information For Friday, July 2

Work continues on hot spots and mop up of the Sunset Valley Fire just east of The Dalles.  Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Red Team Public Information Officer Stefan Myers says fire officials were happy with the progress made last night on the fire first reported around 3:45 p.m. Thursday on the 3100 block of Valley View Drive, noting this fire burned hot and fast as it was pushed to the southeast over Highway 197 by strong wind.  Myers says there was plenty of work to be done today to remove hot spots and snags.  Oregon Governor Kate Brown did invoke the Conflagration Act for this fire to allow the state fire marshal to assist local authorities.  Myers says the fire damaged a barn, several outbuildings, multiple vehicles, and a portion of a cherry orchard, but firefighters were able to protect the homes in the area and no injuries have been reported.  Level 2 and Level 1 evacuation advisories established by the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office last night remained in place this morning.  Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue was the lead agency in responding the fire, joined by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office, Dallesport, Dufur, Mosier, Columbia Rural Fire Protection, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and task forces from Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, and Hood River counties.     Improved mapping has reduced the size of the Wrentham Market Fire to 7,222 acres.  Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Red Team Public Information Officer Stefan Myers says crews are closing in on full containment.  Myers said investigators from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s office were to be at the fire location today as they try to determine what caused the fire to start on Tuesday.  A barn was lost in the fire.   Size of the Rattlesnake Fire on Bureau of Land Management managed lands in the area of South Junction campground and the Warm Springs Reservation is now estimated at 5,000 acres with 10% containment.  According a statement from the BLM and Warm Springs Fire Management, crews feel confident about lines on the reservation and have started mop up stages while progressing into the interior of the fire.  To the north and northwest across the Deschutes River, hand crews worked with heavy air tanker support to tie lines together utilizing retardant drops.  The eastern flank is in difficult terrain, with air resources working steeper and inaccessible drainages while crews used dozers and burned out some interior islands.  The south flank is also active in grass and shrub fuels.  Trout Creek campground and boat ramp on the Deschutes River is under a Level 2 evacuation advisory, and boaters are advised not to use the ramp as a put-in or take-out at this time.  South Junction road and campground are closed.   Warm Springs Fire Management says the S-503 Fire has reached 98% containment.  The fire is now in mop up and monitor status with minimal activity.  Firefighters have been working on cooling hot spots and advancing into the interior of the fire’s containment line for several days.  The fire burned 6,822 acres on the Warm Springs Reservation and privately owned in-holdings protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.  

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