Joseph firefighters have joined personnel from the Oregon Department of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service working to quell a wildfire that broke out Saturday, Aug. 21, in the Eagle Cap Wilderness four miles southwest of Joseph.
By Sunday, the blaze had grown to 200 acres and residents along Hurricane Creek Road had been warned to be ready to evacuate if necessary. It was at 250 acres by Tuesday.
Joseph's primary duty is to protect structures in the path of the fire.
By Sunday, the blaze had grown to 200 acres and residents along Hurricane Creek Road had been warned to be ready to evacuate if necessary. It was at 250 acres by Tuesday.
Joseph's primary duty is to protect structures in the path of the fire.
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| Joseph firefighters confer with the Oregon Department of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service before assuming structure-protection assignments along Upper Hurricane Creek Road. That's Joseph Fire's red Humvee equipped as a wildland engine. |
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