Hot Weather Causes Small Portion of Salt Creek Fire to Rekindle near Lake Creek
Hot, dry and windy weather caused a small portion of the Salt Creek Fire to rekindle in the Eagle Point area yesterday.
The Oregon Department of Forestry and Lake Creek Rural Fire Protection District responded to an estimated one-acre fire off Salt Creek and Gardner roads, north of Highway 140, on Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters engaged in an aggressive initial attack that included one crew, a water tender, a bulldozer and multiple aircraft. A second 20-person crew, an additional engine and a helicopter were ordered as the blaze grew to 3-5 acres.
In a 5:30 p.m. update, ODF reported crews were knocking down the active fire and holding it to less than five acres. Resources remained engaged on the fire and continued building containment line before mopping up the incident.
ODF officials said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The Salt Creek Fire burned just over 4,000 acres between Eagle Point and Butte Falls earlier this summer.
Posted on 9/9/24 6:17AM by Sam Marsh
