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Article: OTTER CREEK FIRE UPDATE, AUG. 27
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 27, 2007
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Umatilla National Forest - issued the following press release:
It was another day of progress on the Otter Creek Fire. Rehab was completed on the eastern perimeter yesterday and will go into patrol status. Today crews will continue with rehab and mop-up operation on the south flank and backhaul excess equipment. Small scattered concentrations of fuel in the interior will continue to burnout creating smoke that may be visible from surrounding communities.
The Blue Mountain Interagency Fire team will turn the fire back to the local unit on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 6:00 a.m. Some resources will remain to patrol and extinguish hot spots ...