Sisters, OR — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Type 1 Incident Management Team, led by Incident Commander Link Smith, will hand the fire over to a smaller Type 3 organization tomorrow.
HERE IS THE FINAL UPDATE FROM THE FIRE COMMAND POST:
The Team would like to thank the Sisters, Three Rivers and Grandview communities for their kind hospitality and support during its stay.
The size of the fire remains 2,094 acres, and it is now 80 percent contained.
While fire crews have reached at least 300 feet into the fire from the perimeter with mop-up operations, residents may see smoke for several days from burning stumps and snags well within containment lines.
The Type 3 Team in place for the next few days is made up of about 140 firefighters and support staff.
Equipment assigned to the fire with this team will include three fire engines, four water tenders, two bulldozers, three skidgines and one helicopter.
The fire camp will be moved to ODF’s Sisters sub-unit office.
Now that the smoke has cleared over the Akawana Fire, residents should continue to treat fire season with respect.
Everyone is encouraged to follow current fire season restrictions to prevent human-caused fires.
