Cougar Ridge Fire
Location: 12 miles S of Wallowa, Wallowa Co., OR
Specific Location: Wallowa-Whitman NF, Big Sheep Ridge, Minam River watershed, Lat 45° 24´ 53″ Long 117° 35´ 20″
Date of Origin: 08/04/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 08/12/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 108
Size: 222 acres
Percent contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $1,260,659
Incident will be turned over to local unit 8/13.
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Situation as of 08/11/2009 9:00 am
Personnel: 156
Size: 421 acres
Percent contained: 80%
The main Cougar Fire area is approximately 222 acres, but adjacent spotting is heavy, so the total area affected by the fire is roughly 400 acres in size. The Meadow Mountain fire is 21 acres in size. Persistent rains on 8/6 slowed fire spread and also suppression activities. Plans call for lining and mopping up Cougar Ridge and Meadow Mountain fires.
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Situation as of 08/09/2009 7:00 pm
Personnel: 115
Size: 421 acres
Percent contained: 80%
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Situation as of 08/08/2009 9:00 pm
Personnel: 179
Size: 400 acres
Percent contained: 80%
Costs to Date: $576,922
Cold trailed and hot spotted the eastern perimeter of the fire. Persistent showers occurred over the fire yesterday.
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Situation as of 08/06/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 400 acres
Percent contained: 0%
Central OR type 2 IMT (Rapp) engaged.
