Crews have contained about 75% of the 195-acre Bruler Fire burning 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home as of Monday, Aug. 9, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Forest Service.
Its cause remains under investigation.
The 106 personnel currently assigned to the incident, under the command of a South Cascade Interagency Type 3 team, continue the mop-up process with hose lays and pumps.
The blaze was first spotted Monday, July 12, near the jurisdiction of Forest Roads 11 (Straight Creek and Quartzville roads) and 1133 approximately 9 miles south of Detroit in the Sweet Home Ranger District.
Its estimated containment date is Saturday, Oct. 30.
The Bruler Fire is one of about 20 now burning in the state. Four new conflagrations sparked by lightning began Aug. 2 on the south end of the Mt. Hood National Forest, the largest being the 450-acre Bull Complex Fire 12 miles northeast of Detroit.
Monday’s report noted that above-average temperatures were expected into the weekend. “Conditions are expected to be unstable and forecast uncertainty is high,” it read.
The largest blaze overall remains the Bootleg Fire, which has burned more than 413,000 acres — roughly 645 square miles — 28 miles northeast of Klamath Falls.
– The New Era