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Type of Incident: Wildfire
Cause: Lightning
Date of Origin: June 7th, 2016
Location: Akawana Butte, 13 miles North of Sisters
Types of Fuel: Grass, Brush and Timber
Structures Threatened: 912
Structures Damaged: 0
Residences Destroyed: 0
Current Size: 2094 acres
Percent Containment: 72%
Number of Personnel: 595
Hand Crews: 22
Engines 17
Dozers 6
Water Tenders 1
Skidgines 4 (track equipment with a water tank and pump)
Helicopters 6
Note: The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Incident
Management Team and structural task forces working under the Conflagration Act have
been released today to return to their home areas. The threat to structures has
decreased significantly and conditions continue to improve. OSFM’s Green IMT
will remain on the incident through this morning to help ensure a smooth
transition.
Cooperators: Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon
State Fire Marshal, US Forest Service, Lake Chinook Fire District, Crooked
River National Grasslands, Central Oregon Fire Management Services, Deschutes
and Jefferson counties, PGE/Warm Springs Tribes Land Ownership