Grass Fire on Old Dufur Road Aug 30th
A view of the fire. Photo Credit: Amanda Huelle
Updated: August 30th, 2022 3:39 p.m.
The three to four acre fire appears to be mostly out. Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue said the fire is contained with line all the way around it.
From the Wasco County Sheriffs Office:
A grass fire was reported on Old Dufur Road Wasco County Dispatch at 12:59 PM near Highway 197 between mile marker posts two and four.
Resources on site include Columbia Rural Fire Protection District, Mid-Columbia Fire Rescue, Dallesport Fire Station, Oregon Department of Forestry and Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area - U.S. Forest Service.
Current temperatures are at 92F with a relative humidity of 25% and winds of 1-3 mph from the east blowing west.
Photo Credit: Bill Carey
Equipment on Site:
Bat 2
E-602
E-603
E-9461
E-9465
P-701
Sqd 3-1
Brush 21
Fire timeline from Columbia Gorge Wildland & Fire Facebook Page:
1:51pm Crews report just a little bit of fire left
1:28pm Hwy 197 still open; please use caution due to active wildfire. For latest highway information, please visit https://tripcheck.com/
1:26pm Crews getting air to ground comms set
1:25pm Rural has fire pretty well tied into lines.
1:22pm Air support requested.
1:16pm Fire crews switched to Tactical 2 channel
1:13pm Traffic control requested
1:10pm Multiple farmers are out helping
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