Dixie Creek Fire Update
John Day, Ore. – Firefighters
made significant progress securing the Dixie Creek Fire Monday. The fire remains in the same footprint,
however updated mapping has estimated the fire to be 541 acres. Containment for the fire is estimated at
50%. High Desert Interagency Type 3 Team
is managing the fire, which is burning on Oregon Department of Forestry and
Prairie City Rural Fire Department protection.
Nearly 200 firefighters are assigned to the fire.
Firefighters are working
to mop-up within the perimeter of the fire to ensure fire does not move across
the line. This work focuses seeking out
heat and active fire near the fireline, and continuing to widen the cold, black
area adjacent to the perimeter. Crews
will focus much of their effort in the timber, which has heavier fuels and more
risk of holding heat as well as being more challenging to suppression work.
Fire activity within the
fire area is mostly creeping and smoldering as larger fuels continue to slowly
burn. Some isolated torching has occurred. Firefighters monitor these flare-ups to ensure
there is no risk of fire moving outside the fireline. A small island of unburned fuel within the
interior of the fire was protected yesterday as firefighters constructed
fireline around the trees and vegetation.
The current hot dry
weather pattern continues to be a concern for suppression efforts and for
firefighter safety. Today temperatures
will be much warmer, with a threat of thunderstorms across the area.
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