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The South Cascade Interagency Type Team 3 continued mopping up and strengthening contingency lines Monday on the 195-acre Bruler Fire, burning 30 miles northeast of Sweet Home.

Containment is at 65%.

According to a U.S. Forest Service release, crews remain vigilant as weather conditions change, with south and southwest winds Monday over the Willamette National Forest, with a high chance of showers and thunderstorms expected Thursday.

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 sou...