Muddy Creek Fire
Location: 11 mi SE of Antelope, Jefferson Co., OR
Specific Location: Muddy Creek, Lat 44°50′27″ Long 120°37′3″
Date of Origin: 08/02/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/07/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 5
Size: 16,600 acres
Percent contained: 40%
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 8
Size: 16,600 acres
Percent contained: 20%
Today firefighters conducted burnout using roads, existing containment lines and natural barriers.
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Situation as of 08/05/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 8
Size: 15,500 acres
Percent contained: 20%
Expected Containment 08/08/2009
Running range fire pushed by winds. Most of this fire has burned on private land. It has moved onto Bureau of Land Management protected lands.
