Haystack Complex Fire Update: August 4 8 AM This will be the last update from Oregon Department of Forestry, Incident Management Team 1. The transfer of management of the fire to a Type 3 Team is planned for Tuesday morning, August 5, 2014. Today is the last planned big push day to complete mop up on the Haystack, Steet, School House, Beard Canyon, and Stahl fires. The firefighters will searching out the remaining hot spots and constructing waterbars on containment lines to minimize the effect of seasonal precipitation. Rick Harvey, Operations Section Chief said “let’s leave it in good shape for the District.” At this morning’s briefing John Buckman, Incident Commander listed off the District’s objectives when the team took over management of the fire and noted that they had all been met. Buckman added a hardy “thank you” for all the good work completed and finished wishing the firefighters “good luck and be safe as you move forward this summer.” Throop and Hog Ridge fires currently meet Oregon Department of Forestry, Central Oregon District mop up standards. The remaining five fires are expected to meet these standards by 6:00 p.m. today. The fires of the Haystack Complex are: • Haystack, 1,120 acres, three miles northeast of Spray • Throop, 490 acres, three miles northeast of Dayville • Steet, 50 acres, seven miles northeast on Monument • Hog Ridge, 55 acres, nine miles northwest of Dayville • School House, 73 acres, six miles east of Monument • Beard Canyon,12 acres, nine miles south of Fossil • Stahl, 14 acres, 14 miles east of Fossil Cooperators on the fires are: Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office, Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Spray Volunteer Fire Department, Fossil Volunteer Fire Department, Wheeler County Fire and Rescue, Oregon Department of Corrections, Oregon Department of Transportation, United States Forest Service, United States Bureau of Land Management. ###
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:46:54 +0000
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