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The Warner Peak Fire started on the evening of Monday, August 5, 2024. It is burning within the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, 6 miles east of Plush, Oregon. This fire is a full suppression strategy fire.
| Current as of | Mon, 08/19/2024 - 12:12 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 3 miles East of Plush, on the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge |
| Incident Commander | Carl Schwope, Incident Commander; Caleb Finch, Depty IC, Southwest Area Team 1 |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates |
42° 25' 40'' Latitude
-119° 48' 19
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| Total Personnel: | 353 |
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| Size | 65,866 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 85% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/05/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush (2 feet) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) |
| Significant Events | Moderate fire behavior on interior pockets of fuel in the southeastern portion of the fire |
| Planned Actions |
With most of the fire contained, our focus will be on the uncontained perimeter in the southeastern portion. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Interior fuels continue to burn on the southern portions of the fire 24 hours: Moderate fire behavior is expected; active heat in the interior 48 hours: Low fire behavior within the interior juniper stands. Smoldering around the remaining perimeter 72: Fuels remain dry. Smoldering and some open flame in the larger fuels Anticipated after 72 hours: Smoldering
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| Weather Concerns | Monday wil bee the driest day of the period with humidity likely dipping into the single digits for some locations. Breezy afternoon and evening winds will once again be experienced around the region. Another low pressure system later in the week is expected to raise the relative humidity and may bring precipitation. |
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