SIT REP 2: Saturday, May 11, 2024

OREGON — A wildfire is still burning 25 miles southeast of Chemult, which ignited on April 20, 2024, by lightning. Officials are using this fire to burn naturally.

The fire has currently burned through 3,278 acres of timber, light slash, and brush in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, which now has a 30% containment status.

Fire behavior has been reduced to minimal activity.

There have been no new wildfires in the States of Oregon or Washington, as listed by the NWCC.

According to the NIFC, there are 106 total firefighters with three crews and five engines as of Friday, May 10, 2024. The Lead Fire Agency is the U.S. Forest Service.

The total costs-to-date for fire suppression and containment efforts have reached 1.9 Million Dollars.

(Sources: NWCC, NIFC, USFS, Inciweb).

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