County Line 2 Fire Managers Send Structural Team Home

Containment of the County Line 2 Fire on the Warm Springs Reservation is up to 43 percent.  That fire has burned 62,000 acres.  Fire managers and Warm Springs tribal representatives have decided the threat to structures has been reduced to the point that a structural protection team was released from the fire scene Wednesday morning.  Fire managers say about 300 homes were saved from destruction in the fire storm that occurred at the beginning of the fire thanks to quick response and coordination between wildland and structural firefighters.  Crews are continuing to strengthen and construct containment lines.  The fire will receive two Type II initial attack crews Wednesday, with Red Flag Warning conditions anticipated through Friday.  That means the potential for critical fire behavior with possible erratic winds.  The cause of the fire reported last Wednesday afternoon remains under investigation.

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