Rattle Fire Update -- Oct. 5, 2008 (sun)
Incident: Rattle Wildland Fire
Released: 10/5/2008
Firefighters carried out extensive rehabilitation of contingency line and pulled equipment and hose. Those activities will continue today.
A transition plan for management of the fire was signed Saturday. Jim Valentine's Type 3 team will complete suppression, direct line rehabilitation and chipping objectives by the end of shift Wednesday, and will then turn responsibility for the fire over to the Umpqua National Forest.
Sunday's weather forecast called for possible morning showers, then clearing in the afternoon and into Monday.
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
