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Containment increases, ODF Team 1 prepares for transition

COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – Firefighters on the Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fire continue to focus on mopping up adjacent to the perimeter, increasing containment of the fire. Today, containment has reached 81% as resources continue to push into the interior, grubbing out hot spots and cooling the heat with water. Fire can be difficult to locate, burning roots deep underground. Crews use infrared cameras to help locate these hot spots.

Many areas of the fire are near the 300-foot mop up objective, and firefighters are working to return fire hose and equipment to the fire cache while patrolling the fireline for visible smoke and fire. Resources that are no longer needed on the fire are being released to return home or reassigned to another incident.