Another New Fire

[Norski]

Well around noon today I was taken a break from work when I heard a plane (Bommer) flying south in the same area of the 18 fire, just south of Bend Or, well now I here there is a fire some where around the PAULINA LAKE--EAST LAKE AREA, as I type this another bommer is headed south and again from our deck you can see the plumes of smoke. I THINK WE HAVE A FIRE BUG ON THE LOUSE.
WELL UPDATE WHEN I HERE MORE. [img]graemlins/program.gif[/img]
TIGHT LINES River-Rat

[Norski]

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[lost_sailor]

from Bend.com

July 29 - As temperatures in the region quickly zoomed toward 100 degrees yet again Tuesday, Central Oregon firefighters rushed to the scene of a small, new wildfire reported at midday, southeast of Paulina Lake.

Two "task forces" totaling 10 engines and 40 firefighters were dispatched, along with a 20-person smokejumper crew, to Fire No. 555, reported shortly after noon at an estimated 4 acres, about five miles south-southeast of Paulina and East lakes.

By mid-afternoon, it had grown to at least 10 acres in the Kweo Butte area, east of La Pine and north of the Lake County border, said Jean Nelson-Dean of the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Prineville.

Two air tankers, a lead plane and helicopters also were being dispatched to the fire, which was south of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument and "not really accessible" by road, Nelson-Dean said. No immediate threat to structures was reported, but the fire was "spotting" as it burned towards the south, she said.

Forecasters predicted temperatures at or above the century mark on both sides of the Cascades Tuesday and said records for the day would fall in many locations. A tiny cooldown was predicted Wednesday, with many places still approaching or topping 100.

[ 07-29-2003, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: lost_sailor ]

[FallRiverGuy]

Friday while fishing Paulina there was a thundershower that passed just South of Paulina peak. I watched several bolts of lighting strike while heading to shore. This fire seems like it is in the area we saw the lighting. I have been told from friend in the Forest Service that it can take up to 2 weeks for lighting strike cuase a fire.

[1pump]

When is that Fall Creek fire going to be contained? :whazzup: Oakridge is starting to look like Los Angeles on a smog alert day. [img]graemlins/eek13.gif[/img]

[BonkBonkBonk]

here in boise the valley is all smogged up from the fires.
i think there is close to 10 fires burning around idaho now