The Burdoin Fire was active once again on Sunday, growing to 10,730 acres.

Complex Incident Management Team Northwest 13 assumed command of the fire this morning.

They report the fire is primarily moving to the north and northeast in steep terrain.  Multiple scooper aircraft and helicopters are supporting ground work with strategic water drops to cool the fire’s forward edge.

The Columbia River is the aircraft’s primary water source, and recreationalists should be extra cautions between the Port of The Dalles and White Salmon.

Fire officials say a slop over on Lyle Snowden Road was halted Sunday, and overnight tactical ignition operations around a spot fire to the east were successful.

Crews are continuing today to work in the Catherine Creek drainage while an interagency hotshot crew scouts potential lines to tie in to Major Creek.

On the northwest edge of the fire, a combination of hand and dozer line is holding, making it a secure point for ground crews to engage the fire.

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity are helping to moderate fire behavior, but it is still burning actively.

Evacuation levels have not changed.  The Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office and Klickitat County Emergency Management are continuing discussions to develop a plan on when and how to coordinate allowing residents back into the burned area. For up-to-date information on closures and reopening follow their Facebook page or website.  The two agencies are discussing a plan on when and how to coordinate allowing residents back into the burned area.

The Red Cross emergency shetler in White Salmon has been moved to Grace Baptist Church on 1280 West Jewett, while a second shelter at The Dalles Middle School remains open.

Highway 14 remains closed from mile marker 66, east of Bingen to mile marker 76, west of Lyle. Other closures include Highway 142 from Highway 14 north to mile post 5, and Centerville Highway from Highway 14 to Centerville, Snowden Road at Bill Moore, the Snowden cutoff, Four Corners, and Sleepy Hollow.

The Klickitat County Sheriff’s Office and Klickitat County Emergency

Fire officials over the weekend reported 37 primary structures having been damaged, and 14 destroyed.  Thirty other minor structures were listed as destroyed, and 50 damaged. 

Officials reported one firefighter was transported to a hospital on Saturday for treatment of an undisclosed injury.