Per inciweb 12000 acres in Malheur National forest.
Satellite indicates more.
I did not see this because it was in Continuing Fire. Feel free to merge or delete my thread.
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State ID: OR
3 letter designator: MAF
Fire name: Falls
Location: 20 miles NW of Burns, OR
Reported acres: 28,000
Rate of spread: extreme
Report on Conditions: started on 7/10. extreme fire behavior with crowing, torching, plume dominated fire behavior with lightning in the smoke column today on 7/13.
Structure threat: are threatened
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Weather:
Radio channels:
Scanner link: Harney County Public Safety Live Audio Feed
Webcam link: Wagontire Lookout
Agency Website: Ormaf Falls Fire Information | InciWeb
ArcGIS Web Application
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Anyone know anything about this?
A single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states, and the search has come up empty so far, authorities said Friday.
The plane contracted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management went missing Thursday while fighting the Falls Fire, near the town of Seneca on the edge of the Malheur National Forest. The blaze has grown to 219 square miles (567 square kilometers) and is 55% contained, the government website InciWeb shows.
Thomas Kyle-Milward, spokesperson for Northwest Incident Management Team 8, said authorities received a report of a missing aircraft around 6:53 p.m. Thursday. The pilot was the only person on board.
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Very sad when someone loses his or her life protecting others. Thank you for the article.
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NWCC Summary 7/27:
Incident Name Falls|Incident Number OR-MAF-oo2502
Location 20 miles northeast of Riley, OR|Acres 141,989
Start Date 2024-07-10 Cause Human
Percent Contained 57% Estimated Containment Date 2024-08-15
Residences Threatened
1,853 single residences
13 residences destroyed, 1 damaged|
Other Structure Threatened
900 other minor structures
15 other structures destroyed, 1 damaged|
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