Wildfire — East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

2017-08-29 to 2017-08-31 · East Slopes of the Oregon Cascades, Oregon

Event narrative

The McKay Fire, located east of Hwy 97 and north of FS 21 near McKay Butte, was also reported today. This fire is currently estimated at 120 acres and is being managed by a Type 3 Incident Commander. Firefighters are requesting that the public stay out of the fire area between Forest Service roads 9735 and 9720. There are currently 12 engines, 2 dozers, 2 IA Crews, and 2 water tenders working on this fire for a total of 110 personnel. This fire continued to burn into early September when full containment was achieved.

Wider weather episode

Fire was located east of US Highway 97, about 5 miles northeast of La Pine in Deschutes county. This fire continued to burn into early September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 717028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.