Skull Fire Update

 

Contact: Christopher Dennis
(541) 278-3976
christopher.dennis2@usda.gov
www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla

Skull Fire Update

PENDLETON, Ore. (July 5, 2024) — An estimated 60 firefighting personnel continued suppression and containment efforts on Skull Fire throughout the night. The wildfire is located approximately five miles southeast of Ukiah, OR near the Drift Fence Campground on the North Fork John Day Ranger District.

Currently, the fire is holding at approximately 64 acres in size with 80 percent containment. There are no road closures or evacuations at this time. The updated acreage information is from improved information. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.

Efforts are ongoing to monitor and suppress the fire.

The Umatilla National Forest is very appreciative of the numerous resources from the Oregon Department of Forestry that assisted in the initial attack efforts.

As of now there are five engines, two water tenders, one helicopter, four rappellers, two crews and a type three incident management team currently overseeing fire suppression efforts. Fire managers will continually assess resource needs based on fire spread and behavior.

Hot and dry conditions are expected to persist throughout the weekend. Officials want to remind everyone that while the current fire danger rating remains at LOW for Umatilla National Forest, this weekend is expected to be extremely hot and dry with conditions spanning through Saturday and Sunday.

For more information regarding Restrictions, please contact:

Umatilla National Forest:

Information Hotline: Toll-Free (877) 958-9663

www.facebook.com/UmatillaNF   X: @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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