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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 31, 2024 -- SEVEN Update on the forest Fires as of July 30th -Continued from PAGE ONE edges. Along the south and southeast, crews continued mop up, looked for new starts through “gridding,” and investigated a report of smoke. Firefighters will continue patrolling actively investigating smoke and new starts to ensure fire doesn’t escape the perim- eter. While the milder weather and lower relative humidity help blunt fire behavior, precipitation in Zone II was well below a quarter of an inch, and fire officials expect a warming trend to begin on Wednes- day. “We have two days of milder weather to put in good work,” said ODF Team 3 Incident Command- er Tyler McCarty. “The rain helps, but we’re only able to take advantage of it because our firefighters have put in a tight line to get us to a place where we could make these gains. Make no mistake about it, firefighters have been putting this out and keeping it out.” The Potamus drainage continues to be a focus as crews continue to work within the canyon to try Image taken from Fire Infroramtion for Research Managment System, NASA at 2pm on Tuesday the 30th. and connect lines and stop the fire’s forward progress. Evacuations: Level 1 (Be Ready), Level 2 (Be Set) and Level 3 (Go Now) evacuations are in effect. For updated information, visit: • For Umatilla Coun- ty, follow www.facebook. com/UmatillaCountySher- iff or sign up for Uma- tilla County Emergency Alert System at https:// member.everbridge.net/ index/2590041373147145. • For Grant County, vis- it the RAPTOR arcgis site or sign up for alerts at: https:// member.everbridge.net/ index/825462649520134. WWW.HEPPNER.NET ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: at: https://www.fs.usda. gov/detail/umatilla/news- events/... and https://www. fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/ alerts-notices/.... FIRE AT A GLANCE Total Estimated Com- plex Size: 178,171 acres Monkey Creek Fire: 173,687 North Fork Owens: 4,484 acres Total Containment 10% Cause: Under Investi- gation Estimated Cost: $30,544,160 All Resources Hand Crews: 65 Engines: 88 Water Tenders: 37 Dozers: 29 Helicopters: 4 Total Personnel: 1,990 Lonerock Fire Update 07/29/2024 at 3:30 PM Progress is being made on this incident. Currently, the fire is at 137,214 acres, and containment is now at 77%, with a total personnel number of 721. All evacuation levels for the Lonerock Com- munity in Gilliam County have been REDUCED to Level 1. • For Morrow County, visit https://experience. arcgis.com/.../de78333b0d- 2544f7a320142... Public Land Closures: The Bureau of Land Management has closed public lands along the John Day River from Kimberly to Dale, and from Kim- berly to Service Creek. More information here: https://www.blm.gov/.../ oregon-washington/fire-re- strictions. 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