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Crockets Knob Fire

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Unit Information

Malheur National Forest 
431 Patterson Bridge Rd 
John Day, 
Oregon 
97845 
Malheur National Forest 
431 Patterson Bridge Rd 
John Day, 
Oregon 
97845 

Incident Contacts

  • Phone:
    541-575-3000

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Crockets Knob
Crockets Knob
Crockets Knob
Crockets Knob
Crockets Knob
Crockets Knob
Prescott Hotshot Crew buggies
Hotshot buggies are staged in a centralized location to the crew so that way they can rehab their tools as necessary
Hotshot buggies are staged in a centralized location to the crew so that way they can rehab their tools as necessary
Prescott Hotshot Crew buggies

Hotshot buggies are staged in a centralized location to the crew so that way they can rehab their tools as necessary

Aerial Recon flight over the fire area
View of the fire behavior from a helicopter reconnaissance flight completed on September 4
View of the fire behavior from a helicopter reconnaissance flight completed on September 4
Aerial Recon flight over the fire area

View of the fire behavior from a helicopter reconnaissance flight completed on September 4

Virga being seen over the fire area
Virga is rain that does not quite make it to the ground. It does raise humidities in the area which helps moderate fire behavior.
Virga is rain that does not quite make it to the ground. It does raise humidities in the area which helps moderate fire behavior.
Virga being seen over the fire area

Virga is rain that does not quite make it to the ground. It does raise humidities in the area which helps moderate fire behavior.

Holding the line
Crews hold their contingency lines to prevent any embers from spotting over the line to the unburned fuels on the other side.
Crews hold their contingency lines to prevent any embers from spotting over the line to the unburned fuels on the other side.
Holding the line

Crews hold their contingency lines to prevent any embers from spotting over the line to the unburned fuels on the other side.

Engines and Crews working on the fires edge
Engines and Crews working on the fires edge
Engines and Crews working on the fires edge
Engines and Crews working on the fires edge

Engines and crew buggies are staged at the drop point where they are working on the Crockets Knob fire

Masticator coming back from working
Masticators are a type of heavy equipment that is used to clear large trees to assist ground crews in creating contingency lines.
Masticators are a type of heavy equipment that is used to clear large trees to assist ground crews in creating contingency lines.
Masticator coming back from working

Masticators are a type of heavy equipment that is used to clear large trees to assist ground crews in creating contingency lines.

Smoke Column from the Crockets Knob Fire
Smoke Column from the Crockets Knob Fire
Smoke Column from the Crockets Knob Fire
Smoke Column from the Crockets Knob Fire

Smoke Column from the Crockets Knob Fire

FSR 45 containment line
FSR 45 containment line
FSR 45 containment line
FSR 45 containment line

FSR 45 containment line 09/01/22

Understory burning along FSR 45 09/01/22
Understory burning along FSR 45 09/01/22
Understory burning along FSR 45 09/01/22
Understory burning along FSR 45 09/01/22

Understory burning along FSR 45 09/01/22

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