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OREGON STATE FIRE MARSHAL (OSFM) INCIDENT SITUATION REPORT 1130 hours 25 July 2006 Prepared by Rich Hoover
OSFM REPORT
TYPE OF INCIDENT: (Conflagration, flood, structural collapse)
Conflagration
INCIDENT NAME: McLean Creek Fire
DATE AND TIME FIRE STARTED: 23 July 2006, time unknown
For Conflagration: DATE AND TIME CONFLAGRATION DECLARED: 2010 hours 24 July 2006 requested by Baker County Commission Chair Fred Warner Jr.
LOCATION: Eastern Baker County
SIZE: On 24 July 2006 size was estimated to be 1,500 + acres.
CAUSE: Lightning
STATUS: Active: The fire is burning in grass and timber east of Halfway and one mile west of Oxbow, Oregon. The fire is burning along a three mile area along Hwy. 86 east of Halfway.
RESIDENCES THREATENED: 60 homes in the community of Pine Creek
STRUCTURES THREATENED: No other structures threatened
RESIDENCES EVACUATED: Evacuation has not yet been called for however, the Baker County Sheriff’s office is available to assist evacuation efforts if necessary.
RESIDENCES LOST:
OTHER STRUCTURES LOST:
INJURIES/FATALITIES: None known
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SUPPRESSION:
INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AGENCY (S): Oregon Department of Forestry Lead; OSFM structural lead
STRUCTURAL INCIDENT COMMANDER: Scott Magers
INCIDENT COMMANDER:--WILDLAND OR OTHER (STATE WHICH TYPE)
Federal Agencies –
Other state –
Other – The incident command post is located at the Baker County Fairgrounds in Halfway, Oregon
OSFM Resources –
Task Force/Strike Team
| #of Personnel | # of Equipment | Fire Departments
| Umatilla/Morrow Co. Task Force #1
| 2 | Command |
| Umatilla/Morrow Co. Task Force #1
| 4 | Type I Engine | Pendleton
| Umatilla/Morrow Co. Task Force #1
| 3 | Type I Engine | East Umatilla County
| Umatilla/Morrow Co. Task Force #1
| 3 | Type III Engine | Hepner
| Umatilla/Morrow Co. Task Force #1
| 2 | Tender | Umatilla
| Umatilla/Morrow Co. Task Force #1
| 4 | Type I Engine | Hermiston
| Malheur Co. Task Force #1
| 1 | Command | Ontario FD
| Malheur Co. Task Force #1
| 3 | Type I Engine | Ontario FD
| Malheur Co. Task Force #1
| 3 | Type II Engine | Payette FD
| Malheur Co. Task Force #1
| 3 | Type II Engine | FDD
| Malheur Co. Task Force #1
| 2 | Type I Tender | Weiser Rural FD
| Malheur Co. Task Force #1
| 3 | Type II Engine | Weiser Rural FD
| Hood River Co. Task Force #1 -activated
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| Washington Co. Task Force #1 -activated
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| Total task force participants for McLean Creek Conflagration | 33 | |
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Task force: one task force leader with command vehicle, capability to refill own water tanks, three type I or II engines with off-pavement capability, one type III engine and one tender.
OSFM INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM: NAME Team
Position | Name | Fire Service | Administrator
| State Fire Marshal Nancy Orr
| OSFM
| Agency Representative
| Chief Deputy Randy Simpson
| OSFM
| IC
| Scott Magers
| McMinnville Fire Department
| Deputy IC
| Mike Burnett
| Hillsboro Fire Department
| IIO
| Lou Gugliotta
| Jackson County FD #3
| Safety Officer
| Ron Youngberg
| Columbia River Fire & Rescue
| Planning
| John Fowler
| Pendleton Fire & Ambulance
| Deputy Planning
| Eric Schult
| Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue
| Resource Unit Leader
| Richard Smith
| OSFM
| Logistics
| Kristina Deschaine/Sarah Colvin
| OSFM
| Finance
| Dave Jones
| OSFM
| Ops Chief
| Andy Louden
| Corvallis Fire Department
| Deputy Ops
| Bob Madden
| Bend Fire & Rescue
| Div/Grp Supervisors
| Doug Cox/Richard LaBelle
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| Communications Unit
| David Neys**
| ODOT Bend – Bend Fire Dept.
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** Communications Unit is made up of representatives from ARESMAT: Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) Mutual Assistance Teams (MAT)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
PRESS RELEASES:
25 July 2006: McLean Creek fire in eastern Oregon declared a Conflagration
OTHER RESOURCES:
Oregon Department of Forestry
http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/OPS/daily.shtml
Pacific Northwest Fire Situation Report (NW Interagency Coordination Center):
http://www.nwccweb.us/information/fire_info.asp
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