Wildfire — Central Oregon, Oregon

2015-08-12 to 2015-08-31 · Central Oregon, Oregon

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

The County line 2 fire, started on Wednesday the 12th, in the afternoon. It started along Hwy 26, with multiple starts, on both sides of the Highway. With the weather conditions at the time, these fires quickly exceeded the capabilities of the local resources, and their mutual aid. The State Fire Marshals office, sent their Blue Management Team, along with 8 task force contingents, to help with structure protection. Oregon Interagency Incident Management Team#1, was also ordered, for the wild land component. It is a Unified Command between the two teams. This fire has gone through changing levels of evacuations, and numerous challenges.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 587958. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.