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The Cow Valley Fire is burning on private and public lands 9 miles east of Ironside, Ore., on both sides of Hwy. 26. At 9 p.m. MT July 11 it was originally estimated to be 20,000 acres in size. It is burning in grass and brush on private and public lands.
| Current as of | Mon, 07/15/2024 - 21:48 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Boise |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Human - Under Investigation |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 9 miles east of Ironside, Ore. |
| Incident Commander | Tyson Albrecht IC NW Team 6 Ian Yocum IC OSFM Red Team |
| Coordinates |
44° 21' 24'' Latitude
-117° 45' 22
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 362 |
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| Size | 132,528 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 0% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 07/27/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Brush (2 feet) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) |
| Significant Events | Extreme Wind Driven Runs Short-range Spotting Creeping Wind and fuels driven fire moving at high rates of spread in flashy and continuous fuel beds. |
| Planned Actions |
Continue to patrol and mop-up DIV G and DIV R. Continue to establish direct and indirect containment lines in DIV W and DIV T. OSFM Taskforces, will maintain a presence in the Brogan area and monitor conditions along HWY 26. With an uptick in activity in the Westfall area, OSFM will reposition crews to focus on structure triage and prep work. OSFM will begin slowly drawing down resources as the incident begins to stabilize. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Gusty and erratic winds with chance of thunderstorms continue through the night. 24 hours: Slightly moderated yet still hot and dry conditions result in long burn periods with critical fire behavior overnight. Similar fire behavior is expected for 2 more days with the unseasonably hot and dry conditions. 48 hours: Slightly moderated yet still hot and dry conditions result in longer burn periods with critical firebehavior overnight. Similar fire behavior is expected for another day with the unseasonably hot and dry conditions. 72 hours: Expect increased fire behavior as temperatures rise once again. Extreme fire behavior can be expected for long burn periods into the evening and overnight. Anticipated after 72 hours :Expect extreme fire behavior with running and short-range spotting. Perimeter growth is expected due fuel availability and environmental conditions. |
| Weather Concerns | Extreme fire weather conditions are present with very dry fuels and gusty continue with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Above average temperatures and near normal precipitation expected over the next 6-10 days. |
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