Rattle Fire Update -- Oct. 4, 2008 (sat)
Incident: Rattle Wildland Fire
Released: 10/4/2008
Remote automated weather stations in the area recorded up to a quarter inch of rain, as of 3 p.m. Friday.
The rain allowed crews to complete containment lines around a spot fire that occurred north of the 3810 Road earlier this week.
Firefighters will continue to mop up and patrol other portions of the fire today, and pull equipment and hose, where appropriate. Rehabilitation efforts will continue where contingency lines were built.
Significant rain is forecasted for the area over the next several days.
The Umpqua National Forest dropped to an Industrial Fire Precaution Level 1 at 5 p.m. on Friday, with a fire danger rating of moderate.
Area, road and trail closures remain in effect for areas within, and adjacent to, the fire.
More information on the closures can be found at:
www.inciweb.org/incident/1510 or www.fs.fed.us/r6/umpqua.
