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Oregon's largest wildfire increasingly under control, officials say
Oregon's largest wildfire increasingly under control, officials say
Oregon's largest wildfire increasingly under control, officials say

Published on: 07/27/2024

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The Durkee wildfire burns on a hillside adjacent to I-84 near Weatherby, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.The Durkee wildfire burns on a hillside adjacent to I-84 near Weatherby, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.A sign warns of a Level 2 evacuation at the Weatherby rest stop on I-84 near Weatherby, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.The Durkee wildfire burns on a hillside adjacent to I-84 near Weatherby, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Hills blackened by the Durkee wildfire can be seen behind an unburned field adjacent to I-84 between Baker City and Ontario, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.The Durkee wildfire burns on a hillside adjacent to I-84 near Weatherby, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Cattle wander across ground charred by the Durkee wildfire in a field adjacent to I-84 between Baker City and Ontario, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.The Durkee wildfire burns on a hillside adjacent to I-84 near Weatherby, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Brett Brown, planning operations section chief, gestures to the day’s fire map at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.The day’s fire map posted at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Firefighters work at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Water and gatorade for firefighters working at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Josh Switzer, air operations section chief, stands next to the day’s fire map at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Ken Powell (left) and Eric Risdal (center), safety officers, works at their computers at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Erik Risdal, a safety officer and Bureau of Land Management employee, works at his computer at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.Anthony Foster, a safety officer and Gresham Fire Department firefighter, gestures to the day’s fire map at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.A rolled-up map at the incident command center for the Durkee and Cow Valley wildfires in Vale, OR on Sat., July 27, 2024.

VALE — A faint smell of smoke permeated the air and orange, smoke-filtered sunlight fell on Vale Elementary School as most of the team that has managed the response to two massive wildfires in eastern Oregon was preparing to leave after two weeks of duty.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/2024/07/team-managing-oregons-largest-wildfire-prepares-to-hand-over-the-reins-after-tackling-the-worst.html

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