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Email: 2024.whiskycreek@firenet.govIncident Information Phone Line: 541-208-1743 – daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Whisky Creek Fire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2024WhiskyCreekFire

Email: 2024.whiskycreek@firenet.govIncident Information Phone Line: 541-208-1743 – daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Whisky Creek Fire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2024WhiskyCreekFire

Whisky Creek Fire Daily Update July 26, 2024  Email: 2024.whiskycreek@firenet.gov 

Email: 2024.whiskycreek@firenet.govIncident Information Phone Line: 541-308-1736 – daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Whisky Creek Fire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2024WhiskyCreekFire

HighlightsThe Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6, led by Incident Commander Mack McFarland, assumed command of the Whisky Creek Fire at 6:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The Complex Incident Management Team brings additional resources and management capabilities to implement a full suppression strategy for the Whisky Creek Fire. The Whisky Creek Fire, a human-caused fire currently under investigation, was first detected on July 20. A community meeting will be held Thursday, July 25, at the Pavilion at Marine Park at 7 p.m.

Start Date: July 20, 2024Fire size: 151 AcresCause: Human, under investigationContainment: 0%Whisky Creek Fire is located five miles southeast of Cascade Locks, OR and is within the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness. An infrared flight last night mapped the fire at 151 acres. Fire managers use infrared technology to detect heat and help track fire growth.