Clark Fire smolders as new blaze spreads.Byline: The Register-Guard The Clark Fire near Lowell continues to smolder smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. without growing larger, but a new blaze about 50 miles to the south ballooned to 500 acres Tuesday. The Kelsay Fire, sparked by lightning Sunday, is eating through mountain hemlock hemlock, any tree of the genus Tsuga, coniferous evergreens of the family Pinaceae (pine family) native to North America and Asia. The common hemlock of E North America is T. , lodgepole pine, Shasta red fir, white fir and grouse huckleberry huckleberry, any plant of the genus Gaylussacia, shrubs of the family Ericaceae (heath family), native to North and South America. The box huckleberry (G. brachycera) of E North America is evergreen and is often cultivated. The common huckleberry (G. in the Umpqua National Forest Umpqua National Forest, in southern Oregon's Cascade mountains, covers an area of one-million acres (4,000 km²), and borders Crater Lake National Park. External links
About 350 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was 25 percent contained by Tuesday afternoon, said Mauragrace Healy, fire information officer for the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland. Three smaller lightning fires nearby in the Diamond Lake Ranger District were contained Tuesday, but fire officials were bracing for more lightning the rest of the week. The fire risk is extraordinary for the time of year, Walters said. "We are very close to restricting campfires in campgrounds," she said. "It is rare, but it's very dry out there. The last thing we need is for somebody to let their campfire escape." About 270 firefighters and support personnel had reported to the Kelsay Fire by Tuesday. The Clark Fire on the Willamette National Forest The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of Oregon, US.[1] It contains 1,675,407 acres (2,618 mi², 6,780 km²) making it one of the largest national forests. hasn't grown since the weekend but continues to burn within its perimeter. Crews have it 70 percent contained and hope to fully contain it by Saturday evening. |
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