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://
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index/2590041373147145.
• For Grant County, vis-
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sign up for alerts at: https://
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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.
The Umatilla National
Forest has implemented
a closure for public lands
within the Heppner Rang-
er District and the North
Fork John Day Ranger
District. More information
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