Elbow Creek Fire at 95 percent contained
By Paul Hall on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories
WALLOWA, OR – Evacuation levels have been lifted. North of the intersection of Promise and Wallupa Road will remain closed to help ensure the safety of firefighting personnel and their operations. Department of Forestry’s Type 1 Incident Management Team 3 will hand the Elbow Creek Fire over to a smaller Type 3 organization. The team would like to again thank the communities in the area for their kind hospitality and support during our stay.
The forward spread of the fire has been stopped for several days and stands at 22,960 acres and 95% contained.
The Type 3 organization will be working for the Umatilla and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests, the Vale District of the BLM and the Northeast Oregon District of the Oregon Department of Forestry.
The main responsibility of the new team will be to complete any remaining mop-up, patrol the perimeter, backhaul fire cache supply such as hose, pumps and portable water tanks, and continue suppression repair work.
The fire camp located at the Stampede Grounds in Elgin will be shut down. All personnel working the south end of the fire will be working out of the main fire camp located about three miles up Promise Road from Highway 82. A spike camp for crews working on the north end of the fire will be located on the 62 road at Fry Meadow Seed Orchard.
Resources working under the team will include eight 20-person crews, nine engines, four water tenders, four dozers and 2 excavators.
