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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/808/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Ball Point</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/808/</link><description>Latest articles for Ball Point Wildland Fire</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:57:06 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["July 22 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4327/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4327/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireThe Ball Point Fire was considered 100% contained at 6 pm last night. Transition to a local Type 3 organization will occur Monday morning at 6 am. This will be the last update from the Central Oregon Incident Management Team. The new Fire Information number beginning Monday, July 23 is (503) 668-1791.FIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire perimeter is within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL1,237Lightning100%392FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) at the Dufur High School in Dufur will be closed on Monday, July 23 and the new ICP will open at Camp Cody. The helibase will remain at Rock Creek in the vicinity of Camp Cody.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Hand CrewsEnginesWater TendersDozersHelicoptersCamp CrewsOverhead1202042125FIRE SITUATION: The fire is now considered 100% contained with the..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 11:47:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 21 Ball Point Fire (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4282/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4282/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireSPECIAL NOTICE - Partial Closure Lifted: The need for the closure of areas, trails, roads, and campgrounds established on July 15th via Closure Order by the Mt. Hood National Forest has been re-evaluated. The Closure Order has been rescinded for the following three roads and one campground. The following are now open for public use:Roads:Forest Road 2730 at the Forest BoundaryForest Road 4420 at the junction with Forest Road 4421Forest Road 4410 at the junction with Forest Road 4400Campground:Fifteen MileFIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire perimeter is within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL1,237Lightning75%446FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The helibase is located at Rock Creek in the vicinity of Camp Cody.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Hand..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:34:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Closure Order Partially Rescinded (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/808/4260/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/808/4260/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireRevised Closure OrderThe Ball Point Fire area and much of the surrounding area, roads, and trails will remain closed until a fire season ending event of rain or snow ensures control of the fire.However, the following campground and roads are now open for public use:Roads:Forest Road 2730 at the Forest BoundaryForest Road 4420 at the junction with Forest Road 4421Forest Road 4410 at the junction with Forest Road 4400Campgrounds:Fifteen MileThe following areas, trails, and campgrounds remain closed:Areas: Badger Creek Wilderness AreaTrails: Entire trail system within the Badger Creek Wilderness AreaCampgrounds: Bonnie Crossing Little BadgerBadger LakeRoads:Forest Road 2700Forest Road 2700 at the junction with Forest Road 2710Forest Road 3550 at the junction with Forest Road 4891Forest Road 4860 at the junction with Forest Road 4812Forest Road 4811 at the junction with Forest Road 4810 & 4813Forest Road 4811 at the junction with Forest Road"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:32:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 20 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4236/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4236/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireFIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is burning in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire is burning within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL1,150Lightning60%467FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The helibase is located at Rock Creek in the vicinity of Camp Cody.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Hand CrewsEnginesWater TendersDozersHelicoptersCamp CrewsOverhead1526042135FIRE SITUATION: Cooler temperatures and .6 inches of moisture allowed firefighter to attain 60% containment of the fire perimeter yesterday. Improving, holding line and mop-up will continue on the north and west flanks. These flanks remain the challenge areas for crews. The terrain is very steep and slippery with excessive amounts of blown down timber to mop-up around. An additional infrared flight Wednesday night showed heat..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:05:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 19 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4199/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4199/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireThe Ball Point Fire Incident Command Post (ICP) tours will begin Thursday July 19th at 10am and 7pm. Meet at the front doors of the school.Updated maps are available for viewing on the http://www.inciweb.org/ website.FIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is burning in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire is burning within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL1,100Lightning35%504FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The helibase is located at Rock Creek in the vicinity of Camp Cody.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Hand CrewsEnginesWater TendersDozersHelicoptersCamp CrewsOverhead1656232141FIRE SITUATION: Initial containment lines have been completed around the entire fire perimeter earlier than expected due to the cooler temperatures and rainfall received yesterday. This allowed crews to construct direct..."]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:21:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 18 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4159/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4159/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireThe community is invited to tour the Ball Point Fire Incident Command Post (ICP) located at the Dufur High School. Guided tours of the ICP will be held Thursday July 19th at 10am and 7pm. Meet at the front door of the school.FIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is burning in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire is burning within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL900Lightning25%506FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is set-up at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The helibase is located at Rock Creek in the Camp Cody area.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Hand CrewsEnginesWater TendersDozersHelicoptersCamp CrewsOverhead1666532138FIRE SITUATION: The Ball Point Fire continues to have no significant growth however the northwest and west flanks continue to be active hampering suppression efforts. Containment along the northwest and west..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:35:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 17 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4120/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4120/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point Fire&middot;&middot;&middot;&middot;SPECIAL PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY&middot;&middot;&middot;&middot;The community is invited to an open house at the Ball Point Fire Incident Command Post located at the Dufur High School. Guided tours of fire camp will be held Thursday July 19th at 10am and 7pm. Meet at the front door of the school.FIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is burning in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire is burning within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL900Lightning15%418FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is set-up at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The helibase is located at Rock Creek in the Camp Cody area.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Additional resources have been ordered and are arriving hourly.Hand CrewsEnginesWater TendersDozersHelicoptersOverhead143653120FIRE SITUATION: Access continues to be difficult due to the..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:01:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 16 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4090/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4090/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireFIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is burning in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and Happy Ridge to the south. The majority of the fire is burning within the Badger Creek Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL900Lightning5%342FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is being set-up at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The helibase is located at Rock Creek in the Camp Cody area.RESOURCES ASSIGNED:Additional resources have been ordered and are arriving hourly.Hand CrewsEnginesWater TendersDozersHelicoptersOverhead111243105FIRE SITUATION: Today on the southeast flank, crews are anchoring direct handline into dozerline constructed along Happy Ridge outside the wilderness. On the north flank, crews will reinforce handlines along Tygh Creek to keep the fire south of the Creek. Two crews are starting direct line construction along the northwest flank. On the east flank, crews will continue to mop-up..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:17:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ball Point Fire Closures (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/808/4078/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/808/4078/</guid><description><![CDATA["Due to fire and activities associated with suppression efforts the following areas, trails, campgrounds, and roads are closed effective immediately:Areas: Badger Creek Wilderness AreaTrails: Entire trail system within the Badger Creek Wilderness AreaCampgrounds: Bonnie Crossing Fifteen Mile Little BadgerBadger LakeRoads:Forest Road 2700Forest Road 2700 at the junction with Forest Road 2710Forest Road 2730 at the Forest BoundaryForest Road 4420 at the junction with Forest Road 4421Forest Road 4410 at the junction with Forest Road 4400Forest Road 3350 at the junction with Forest Road 4891Forest Road 4860 at the junction with Forest Road 4812Forest Road 4811 at the junction with Forest Road 4810Forest Road 4811 at the junction with Forest Road"]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:07:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["July 15 Ball Point Fire Update (Ball Point Wildland Fire)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4059/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/808/4059/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ball Point FireThe Central Oregon Incident Management Team assumed command of the Ball Point Fire at 6 am this morning. Incident Commander, Tom Goheen, wanted to express his appreciation to the initial and extended attack forces for the work they have accomplished so far on the fire.SPECIAL NOTICES:Helicopters will be using the Rock Creek Reservoir as a dip site to remove water for fire suppression activities. The public&#39;s cooperation is needed by staying back 200 feet from this general area when helicopters are dropping buckets for water collection.FIRE LOCATION: The Ball Point Fire is burning in the vicinity of Ball Point Mountain between Tygh Creek to the north and south of Little Badger Creek.. The majority of the fire is burning within the Badger Wilderness Area.TOTAL ACRESFIRE CAUSECONTAINMENT TOTAL PERSONNEL700Lightning0%216FIRE CAMP/HELIBASE LOCATION: The Incident Base Camp (ICP) is being set-up at the Dufur High School in Dufur. The public will notice a large increase in..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:19:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>