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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/i/1424/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Badger Mountain Fire Complex</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1424/</link><description>Latest articles for Badger Mountain Fire Complex Wildland Fire</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:08:28 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Badger MT Complex Update 7/17/2008 (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7286/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7286/</guid><description><![CDATA["Resources on the Badger Mtn. Complex will be significantly reduced beginning today. Washington Interagency Incident Management Team #4 (a Type 2 team) will be transferring management of the fire to a Type 4 organization on Friday. Results of the preliminary investigation for the ignition source of the Badger Mountain fire were released yesterday today by the Douglas County Sheriff&#39;s office. The interagency investigator determined the cause of the fire to be particles from vehicle exhaust. The cause of the Brown&#39;s Canyon fire is still under investigation. Today&#39;s firefighting efforts on Badger Mountain will continue mop up of any remaining heat near the fire line. Browns Creek is in patrol status. It is expected that trees and brush located within the interior of both fires may continue to flair up, but are no threat to the containment lines. Evacuation levels for Badger Mountain remain at a level 2. Evacuation warnings have been removed from all homes along State Highway..."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:08:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger Mountain Fire Complex Found to be Started B (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7279/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7279/</guid><description><![CDATA["Results of the preliminary investigation for the ignition source of the Badger Mountain fire were released today by the Douglas County Sheriff&#39;s office. The state investigator determined the cause of the fire to be particles from vehicle exhaust. The cause of the Brown&#39;s Canyon fire is still under investigation.  Today&#39;s firefighting efforts have resulted in a 95% containment level on Badger Mountain. Browns Creek is in patrol status. Trees and brush located within the interior of both Badger and Browns continue to flair up, but are no threat to the containment lines.  Evacuation levels for Badger Mountain remain at a level 2. Evacuation warnings have been removed from all homes along State Highway 97 for the entire length of the fire. In support of the reduction of evacuation levels, all road closures along the Badger Mountain road have also been removed. However, the public should avoid roads in the vicinity of the fire as firefighting traffic is still heavy. The Badger..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:00:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger Mountain Update 7/15/08 2200 (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7260/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7260/</guid><description><![CDATA["In spite of two successive days of red flag warnings for wind and low humidity, fire suppression efforts on the Badger Mountain fire have moved steadily toward containment. As a result, the Douglas County Sheriff&#39;s Office reduced evacuation levels at 6:30 PM in the vicinity of Badger Mountain Road from a level 3 to a level 2. Evacuation warnings have been removed from all homes along State Highway 97 for the entire length of the fire.In support of the reduction of evacuation levels, all road closures along the Badger Mountain road have also been removed. Browns Creek fire was placed in patrol status tonight, which means most of the personnel on that fire have been reassigned. Firefighting activities on Badger Mountain have focused on widening and securing control lines that were established on Sunday and Monday. Standards for containment include 150 feet cold buffer zone along the lines. Night time firefighting efforts will continue for one more operational period, but will bump..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:03:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger Mountain Update 7-15-08 (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7246/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7246/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Brown&#39;s Canyon Fire area was 100 percent contained yesterday. Dozer- and hand-constructed fire lines are being rehabilitated today.The Badger Mountain Fire is fully lined and 65 percent contained. The fire stayed inside fire lines yesterday, as winds gusted to 30 miles per hour. Firefighters are mopping up 150 feet inside the fire lines and 400 feet around structures and residences.An Infrared (IR) flight on Sunday provided fire managers with a map of hot spots through out the fire. The map was used to isolate areas for intensive mop-up. Palm IR (hand-held) thermal vision devices are being used on the ground to seek out and extinguish all burning materials near structures and fire lines. Firefighters are walking through the fire area, or 'gridding&#39; to locate burning fuels.Winds caused one small spot fire outside lines late yesterday. Firefighters have lined the spot and are concentrating their efforts today improving and widening fire lines. Firefighting equipment that is..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:31:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger MT Complex Community Meeting (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7230/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7230/</guid><description><![CDATA["PUBLIC MEETING ON BADGER COMPLEXSCHEDULED FOR MONDAY NIGHT In cooperation with the Douglas County Sheriff&#39;s Office, Douglas County Department of Emergency Management, and Douglas County Fire Districts #1, #2, #4, and the Washington State Patrol Fire Marshal&#39;s Office, the Badger Mountain Complex Incident Management team would like to invite the public to an informational meeting about the Badger Mountain Complex Fire.Fire management and law enforcement personnel will be present for questions the public may want addressed following a presentation on the fire. The meeting is scheduled to last approximately one hour. The public&#39;s participation is respectfully requested. What: Public Meeting on the Badger ComplexWhere: Douglas County Fairgrounds Community Center is the tentative location. Please verify the location by calling 888-1305 after 1100 hours.When: 8"]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:37:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger Mountain Complex Update (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7227/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7227/</guid><description><![CDATA["Public Meeting Notice: Monday, July 14, 2008, 8 p.m., Waterville Fairgrounds Community Center, Waterville, Washington. Host: Douglas County Fire Districts, Sheriff, WIIMT#4. Last night, the Badger Mountain Fire Complex remained inside contingency fire lines constructed yesterday by dozers, hand crews and retardant drops. Since the fire did not advance northward throughout the night, the fire quietly consumed interior fuels and has provided today&#39;s day shift firefighters a good chance to begin mopping up along the east flank near the head of the fire and at the base of Badger Mountain.The Prineville and Rogue River Interagency Hotshot Crews and other firefighters are working today to construct and reinforce fire lines at the head of the fire through timbered areas. A water supply system is being positioned near the head of the fire for use mopping up the fire.Thus far today, there has been no need for air support, but fire managers are on the alert for a late-afternoon 'red..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:18:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger Mountain Complex Update (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7217/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7217/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Badger Mountain Fire Complex continued to burn northward today, consuming approximately 14,700 acres to date. Yesterday evening, the Douglas County Sheriff issued a Level 3 (mandatory) evacuation of all residents in the area west of the Badger Mountain Road to the river, effecting approximately 160 residences. The evacuation order remained in effect this afternoon, with ingress restricted to local residents only. Roadblocks continue to be maintained by the Douglas County Sheriff&#39;s Office. A concerted effort on the NE flank of the fire continues to be the focal point for fire crews. The first priority after firefighter safety, structure protection, continues to be the focus, resulting in no structures lost. Crews, aided by the air support of 4 helicopters, continued to aggressively attack the fire in an attempt to firmly establish a defensible position on the northeast flank. Bulldozers, hand crews, air support, and other resources were tactically deployed to ensure firefighter..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:30:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger MT Complex Update (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7204/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7204/</guid><description><![CDATA["The 13,349-acre Badger Mountain Fire Complex burned steadily northward today, increasing in intensity in the late afternoon and threatening homes and structures in the farthest northeast corner of the fire approximately 2 miles east of the Columbia River and 1.5 miles south of Highway 2.The Douglas County Sheriff has called for a Level 3 (mandatory) evacuation of all residents in the area west of the Badger Mountain Road to the river.Last night, the fire moved aggressively forward for two miles, causing the closure of Highway 97 and a Level 3 evacuation order for the area known as Longview on the east shore of the Columbia River.Firefighter activities Saturday included comprehensive work on the west, east and south flanks of the fire where fire lines have been constructed.Dozers, hand crews and other firefighting resources were moved from work at the southern portion of the fire to the areas of significant fire activity in the northern head of the fire this afternoon in order to..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:54:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Badger Mountain Complex Update (Badger Mountain Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7197/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1424/7197/</guid><description><![CDATA["Suppression efforts continued throughout the evening on the Badger Mt. Complex.Badger Mt: The made a 2 mile push to the northwest along Highway 97 due to increased winds at approximately 2000 hours, causing a Level 3 evacuation notice effecting approximately 30 residences. Highway 97 was closed due to the heavy smoke and fire crew resources in the area until 2300. Crews were able to protect the structures in the area except for 3 chicken coops. The southern perimeter has a well established fire line which held overnight. The northern fire line continues to provide new challenges to the crews. Heavy fuel load on the floor and the steep terrain continues to provide challenges to the fire crews The northern area on the top of the ridge is currently under a Level 1 Evacuation notice. Total acreage has not been determines at this point but is the fire has consumed in excess of 8300 acres as of this morning. Brown&#39;s Canyon: The fire was fairly quiet overnight, allowing fire crews to..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:26:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>