CONDADO DE UMATILLA, Oregón – ACTUALIZACIÓN 28 DE JULIO 3:14 p. m.
Los funcionarios de Oregón han confirmado que el incendio Battle Mountain Complex ha alcanzado 162,389 acres y permanece contenido en un 7%.
Según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de Umatilla, se han rebajado varios niveles de evacuación en las zonas afectadas.
Level 3 (GO NOW):
- Entire area south of Highway 395 at Copper creek, between Highway 395 S to the County Lines on the west and south side. and then Entire area south of FS Rd 52, five miles east of Highway 395 S and down to County Line.
Removed:
- Area north of NFD Road 242, south of Gurdane Rd, east of Gurdane Rd and west of Highway 395
Level 2 (BE SET):
- The Bridge Creek Area and entire bottom southeast corner of Umatilla County, including the area of Double Snag and Upper Winom area
Downgraded:
North of Road 53, south of Road 241, east of Road 53 and Rd 5314 and west of Highway 395.
LEVEL 1 (BE READY):
Downgraded:
- Entire City of UkiahandSoap Hill area south of the City of Ukiah, east side of Highway 395 for five miles and down to FS Rd 52
UPDATE JULY 24 11:34 p.m.
According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Battle Mountain Complex Fire is now 63,985 acres in size and 5 percent contained.
UPDATE JULY 27 12:14 p.m.
According to the Battle Mountain Complex, as of Saturday morning, the fire’s total size reached 159,454 acres and remains at 7% containment.
All evacuation levels remain in place and unchanged.
Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Green Team joined the Oregon Department of Forestry (OFD) to protect affected structures.
Both agencies have combined resources, with ODF providing over 1600 personnel staff and OSFM contributing 12 structural task forces.
Firefighters aim to secure a barrier between homes and the fire area.
