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Falls Fire

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

Incident Contacts

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Firefighters mopping up hot spots
Two firefighters with tools spreading hot ashes. Burned trees, grass.
Two firefighters with tools spreading hot ashes. Burned trees, grass.
Firefighters mopping up hot spots

Firefighters from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Department with Washington DNR Task Force mopping up hot spots on FSR3765. Picture taken 7/21/2024.

Firefighters mopping up hot spots
Firefighters with tools digging up hot spots
Firefighters with tools digging up hot spots
Firefighters mopping up hot spots

Firefighters from Vale BLM SRV 10 mopping up hot spots on FSR31 on the Falls Fire. Picture taken July 19, 2024. 

Firefighter strategic burning
firefighter lighting grass with torch
firefighter lighting grass with torch
Firefighter strategic burning

Firefighter from Dough County Fire Department lighting light fuels to create a fire break. Picture taken 7/22/24 in Izee Valley. 

Broken tree
fallen tree, burned bark, peeling bark
fallen tree, burned bark, peeling bark
Broken tree

Tree damaged by fire. Picture taken on 7/19/2024 on FSR31. 

Firefighters pulling hose from engine
Two firefighters pulling hose from engine. Trees and smoke on dirt road.
Two firefighters pulling hose from engine. Trees and smoke on dirt road.
Firefighters pulling hose from engine

Firefighters from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Department with the Washington DNR Task Force pulling a hose to put out flames torching a tree. Picture taken 7/21/2024 on FSR3765.

Firefighter standing next to fallen tree
Firefighter standing next to fallen tree holding chainsaw
Firefighter standing next to fallen tree holding chainsaw
Firefighter standing next to fallen tree

Firefighter from Bailey Logging standing next to a tree he fell earlier on FSR31 on 7/21/2024. 

Burning log on Falls Fire
Burning log
Burning log
Burning log on Falls Fire

Picture of burning log on FSR31 taken 7/19/2024

Burning hills
smoke and flames atop a hill with sagebrush
smoke and flames atop a hill with sagebrush
Burning hills

Falls fire burning south of Izee valley. Picture taken 7/22/24.

Firefighters limbing fallen tree
Firefighters limbing a fallen tree with chainsaw
Firefighters limbing a fallen tree with chainsaw
Firefighters limbing fallen tree

Firefighters limbing a fallen tree to minimize the spread of fire.  Picture taken 7/21/2024.

Firefighter mopping up
Firefighter with tool spreading hot ashes. Burned trees, grass, truck and engine in background.
Firefighter with tool spreading hot ashes. Burned trees, grass, truck and engine in background.
Firefighter mopping up

Firefighter from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Department with Washington DNR Task Force mopping up hot spots on FSR3765. Picture taken 7/21/2024.

Hot spot on FSR31
smoke coming from tree next to paved road
smoke coming from tree next to paved road
Hot spot on FSR31

A smoking tree on FSR31. Picture tree 7/21/2024. 

FSR31 Road sign
Road sign with number 31 and national forest written on them
Road sign with number 31 and national forest written on them
FSR31 Road sign

Picture of FSR31 road taken 7/19/2024

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