Cougar Creek Fire Update July 16, 2024

 

You may have noticed smoke in the air from Cougar Creek Fire. Multiple agencies from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Umatilla National Forest, county and district resources and a Type 3 incident management team are actively suppressing the Fire and officials have ordered a Complex Incident Management Team which will transition with the current Type 3 team in the near future. The fire is approximately 11 miles southwest of Anatone, WA and approximately 50 miles east of Walla Walla, WA.

Umatilla National Forest wants to remind everyone that the current fire danger rating remains at EXTREME and public use restrictions phase B, involving chainsaw use, smoking and off-road travel are in effect.

 For more information regarding Restrictions, please contact:

Umatilla National Forest:
Information Hotline: Toll-Free (877) 958-9663
www.facebook.com/UmatillaNF  
Twitter: @UmatillaNF

The latest fire information will be posted on the Blue Mountains Fire Information Blog. To receive updates on fires in the Blue Mountains, follow our blog at http://bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com/.  

Additional information about the Umatilla National Forest is available at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla.

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