Early Detection & Defensible Space Credited with Limiting Cienaga Lane Fire
Early detection and defensible space preparations allowed for a positive outcome with a fast-moving grass fire in the Azalea Drive area late yesterday.
On Tuesday at 5:15 p.m., Rural Metro Fire Department, Grants Pass Fire & Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry were dispatched to the blaze in the 100-block of Cienaga Lane.
Rural Metro officials said ODF detection cameras on Mt. Sexton notified agencies of a column of smoke coming up near Azalea Drive. After Josephine County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Police units assisted in locating the fire, crews were able to make an aggressive attack, limiting damage to the loss of a small outbuilding and one vehicle. The fire was halted at an estimated 3.25 acres.
Multiple residents in the neighborhood had spent numerous hours this past spring building defensible space for their properties. Fire officials credited this effort with saving homes that could have been lost in this incident.
Posted on 6/26/24 6:26AM by Sam Marsh
