Larch Creek Evacuation Levels Lifted

The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning that all evacuation advisories for the Larch Creek Fire in southern Wasco County have been dropped.  That after the Oregon Department of Forestry on Sunday said containment of the Larch Creek Fire in southern Wasco County was at 81%.  Size of the fire is 18,286 acres.  A local Type 3 Team assumed command of the fire over the weekend as ODF’s Incident Management Team 2 demobilized.  Crews identified areas with remaining hot spots and formed a plan of action to achieve the remaining containment needs and begin perimeter patrol.  There may be times when smoke is visible as crews dig out hot spots.

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