Crews race to contain fire while rainy days remain.Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Fire officials got a jump-start on mop-up activities at the B and B Complex Fire near Sisters on Wednesday, but acknowledged that the 90,824-acre blaze is not yet contained and could still present problems when summer weather returns this weekend. "We're taking a close look at the forecast winds, and the drying and warming expected to happen Friday and Saturday," fire information officer Smitty Parratt said. "This weekend, that could be kind of a critical point as far as whether we're on our way home or we have more problems." Three days of rain showers, high humidity and cool temperatures have put a damper damp·er n. 1. One that deadens, restrains, or depresses: Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. 2. An adjustable plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft. on fire activity, leaving only scattered hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. to douse douse 1 also dowse v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es v.tr. 1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip. 2. within the fire's sprawling perimeter. Containment of the fire reached 77 percent. Fire costs climbed to $25.8 million and more than 2,000 firefighters and support personnel remained assigned to Oregon's largest wildfire of the year, including 10 elite hot shot crews of 20 members each. Parratt said some high-elevation areas within the B and B Complex remained too socked-in with clouds on Wednesday to be adequately assessed for possible firefighting 1. firefighting - What sysadmins have to do to correct sudden operational problems. An opposite of hacking. "Been hacking your new newsreader?" "No, a power glitch hosed the network and I spent the whole afternoon fighting fires." 2. forays. "Some areas of the fire are up under the cloud cover, and we're not able to get people in there and can't fly over them," he said. "Air operations haven't really been able to get into some of those areas, so they're kind of waiting for the clouds to burn off." Other than attacking visible hot spots at lower elevations - mostly smoldering smol·der also smoul·der intr.v. smol·dered, smol·der·ing, smol·ders 1. To burn with little smoke and no flame. 2. snags SNAGS, n.pl See sustained natural apophyseal glides. and stumps - firefighters turned to rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. tasks on Wednesday. Fire lines, especially those created by bulldozers, were being returned to more natural conditions, and dangerous snags were being removed in areas people use. "They're trying to remove the evidence of the firefighting effort, trying to return it to a natural area," Parratt said. "And they're trying not to mess up the drainages and fish habitat too much." Not only have residents of Camp Sherman and other enclaves near the fire been allowed to return to their homes, but the area has been reopened to visitors - with the stipulation An agreement between attorneys that concerns business before a court and is designed to simplify or shorten litigation and save costs. During the course of a civil lawsuit, criminal proceeding, or any other type of litigation, the opposing attorneys may come to an agreement that people are being asked to remain inside their vehicles while in areas that have been burned. "But there are no restrictions in terms of going to the stores or the lodges," Parratt said. |
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