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Rail Ridge

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Unit Information

Ochoco National Forest 
3160 NE Third Street 
Prineville, 
Oregon 
97754 
Ochoco National Forest 
3160 NE Third Street 
Prineville, 
Oregon 
97754 

Incident Contacts

  • Rail Ridge Fire Information
    Email:
    2024.railridge@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    541-208-7111
    Hours:
    0800-1900

Photographs Gallery

UAS PSD Operations 10/10/2024
A drone with PSD capabilities is shown hovering with the Rail Ridge smoke column in the background
A drone with PSD capabilities is shown hovering with the Rail Ridge smoke column in the background
UAS PSD Operations 10/10/2024

Firefighters operate a UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) equipped with a PSD (Plastic Sphere Dispenser) in order to carry out an ignition operation in the interior of the fire to help build depth in the line.

Road Closure on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/10/2024
A "Road Closed" sign is shown on a gravel Forest Service road
A "Road Closed" sign is shown on a gravel Forest Service road
Road Closure on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/10/2024

Road closures are in the place on the Rail Ridge Fire to protect members of the public from hazards such as damaged roads, hazard trees and burning stump holes. 

UAS Operations 10/10/2024
Two firefighters prepare to launch a drone for UAS Operations with a smoke plume in the background
Two firefighters prepare to launch a drone for UAS Operations with a smoke plume in the background
UAS Operations 10/10/2024

Firefighters operate a UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) equipped with a PSD (Plastic Sphere Dispenser) in order to carry out an ignition operation in the interior of the fire to help build depth in the line.

Oversize Load on a Transport Truck 10/10/2024
A semi trailer used to haul heavy machinery is shown on a narrow forest service road
A semi trailer used to haul heavy machinery is shown on a narrow forest service road
Oversize Load on a Transport Truck 10/10/2024

Heavy machinery is in use throughout the Rail Ridge fire for both fire suppression and suppression repair. Road closures are in place to protect members of the public from hazards such as heavy machinery, damaged roads, hazard trees, burning stump holes.

Helicopter Providing Bucket Support on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024
A helicopter is flying towards the Rail Ridge smoke column to conduct a water drop, with ponderosa pine in the foreground.
A helicopter is flying towards the Rail Ridge smoke column to conduct a water drop, with ponderosa pine in the foreground.
Helicopter Providing Bucket Support on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024

A helicopter performing aerial suppression operations on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024

Hot Edge & Interior Heat 10/8/2024
A large column being produced by interior heat with small pockets of heat on the fire edge
A large column being produced by interior heat with small pockets of heat on the fire edge
Hot Edge & Interior Heat 10/8/2024

A large column is produced by interior heat, with small pockets of hot edge on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024. 

Large Smoke Column at Twilight on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024
The moon is highlighted by a large smoke column from the Rail Ridge Fire with portions of ICP in the foreground
The moon is highlighted by a large smoke column from the Rail Ridge Fire with portions of ICP in the foreground
Large Smoke Column at Twilight on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024

A large smoke column highlights the moon during twilight on the Rail Ridge Fire, taken from spike camp 10/8/2024.

Smoke Billowing on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024
A clear sky is veiled by a large smoke plume towering above a landscape of dry grass and Ponderosa Pines
A clear sky is veiled by a large smoke plume towering above a landscape of dry grass and Ponderosa Pines
Smoke Billowing on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024

A large smoke plume billows towards the atmosphere on the Rail Ridge Fire 10/8/2024

Aurora Borealis on the Rail Ridge Fire
Ponderosa Pines are silhouetted by Aurora Borealis and a smoke column from the Rail Ridge Fire
Ponderosa Pines are silhouetted by Aurora Borealis and a smoke column from the Rail Ridge Fire
Aurora Borealis on the Rail Ridge Fire

Aurora Borealis is visible over the smoke column from the Rail Ridge fire on the night of 10/7/2024. 

Rail Ridge Smoke Column 10/7/2024
Smoke Column from the Rail Ridge Fire taken from the Aldrich Lookout deck
Smoke Column from the Rail Ridge Fire taken from the Aldrich Lookout deck
Rail Ridge Smoke Column 10/7/2024

Rail Ridge smoke column taken from Aldrich Lookout 10/7/2024

QUICK FACTS Rail Ridge Fire

October 9, 2024

Acres: 171,087

Containment: 89%

Total resources: 555

View of the Rail Ridge Fire from the Aldrich Fire Lookout 10/6/2024
A view of sunset and smoke column from the Rail Ridge Fire with mountains in the foreground and smoke in the valleys below
A view of sunset and smoke column from the Rail Ridge Fire with mountains in the foreground and smoke in the valleys below
View of the Rail Ridge Fire from the Aldrich Fire Lookout 10/6/2024

Smoke from the Rail Ridge Fire settles in the valley below the Aldrich Fire Lookout during sunset the evening of 10/6/2024. 

Resource Advisor walking a dozer line on the Rail Ridge Fire
A Resource Advisor evaluates a dozer line with smoke in the background
A Resource Advisor evaluates a dozer line with smoke in the background
Resource Advisor walking a dozer line on the Rail Ridge Fire

A Resource Advisor evaluates a dozer line used in suppression activities during the Rail Ridge Fire for repair. Resource Advisors have been busy aiding in the protection of resources within areas affected by the Rail Ridge Fire, taken 10/7/2024. 

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