Doubleday Fire Update, 9/21/08
Incident: Doubleday Wildland Fire
Released: 9/21/2008
Oregon Department of Forestry
Incident Management Team 2
Bill Hunt, Incident Commander
Doubleday Fire
Morning Information Update
For Sunday September 21, 2008
Daily Update 0645 hours PDT
Favorable weather conditions and around-the-clock hard work by firefighting crews is moving the Doubleday Fire towards projected containment this evening. Saturday's day and night shifts focused on laying hose and continuing mop up, with the goal of extinguishing all smokes within 100 of the fire perimeter.
An Open House was held in the Town of Butte Falls Saturday afternoon where local residents could view fire maps and ask questions of fire officials working on the Doubleday Fire. USDA Forest Service officials also were present to provide information on the nearby Lonesome Fire.
Protecting public water supplies, powerlines, other infrastructure, spotted owl habitat, and valuable timber and range lands remains a focus of protection efforts. The Team is working with the Bureau of Land Management on rehabilitation plans to address any site disturbance resulting from fire suppression activities.
Firefighter and public safety also are a priority, and the Department of Forestry asks the public to remain alert to heavy fire traffic when in the vicinity of the fire. Some roads near the fire continue to be closed to public access. Tou Velle State Park boat ramp remains open to the public; however fire-related traffic near the park remains heavy during shift changes from 6:00 to 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
In the coming days, the Incident Management Team 2 will be transitioning fire suppression and patrol responsibilities back to the Department's Southwest Oregon District.
This will be the final Doubleday Fire news release produced by Oregon Department of Forestry's Incident Management Team 2. On behalf of all the firefighters, support personnel and our retiring Incident Commander, Bill Hunt, Team 2 members would like to thank our partner agencies and organizations, the landowners involved, local residents, and the news media. Your cooperation, assistance, encouragement, and support during the Doubleday Fire was instrumental to our success.
Fire-At-A-Glance:
Size: 1,275 acres
Location: 1.5 miles south of Butte Falls, OR and 13 miles east of Eagle Point, OR
Containment: 90 percent
Estimated Time of Full Containment: Sunday, 6:00 p.m.
Cause: Lightning
Personnel: 654
Estimated Cost to date: $2,015,441
Evacuations: None at present
Closures/Restrictions: Motorized access is being restricted on Salt Creek, and Doubleday Roads, and Hukill Roads.
Announcements: This will be the final news release issued by Incident Management Team 2 for the Doubleday Fire. Any future updates will be provided through the Department's Southwest Oregon District Office.
Participating Agencies: Oregon Department of Forestry, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Town of Butte Falls, Jackson County Fire Districts, Jackson County Search and Rescue, Jackson County Sherriff's Department, Private Forest Landowners
For More Information:
The Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon District Office at 541-665-0662 or 664-3328. Information is also available on-line:
Oregon Department of Forestry Doubleday Fire Website: http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/doubledayfire.shtml
Pacific Northwest Regional fire information is available at http://www.nwccweb.us/index.asp
National Fire Information is available at http://www.nifc.gov/fire info/nfn.htm
