By Mail Tribune 27-Jul-2005
A SEMI TRUCK AND TRACTOR, WHICH WRECKED ON HIGHWAY 140 TUESDAY, IS THE CAUSE OF A FIRE BURNING MORE THAN 100 ACRES EAST OF WHITE CITY.
THE ROGUE VALLEY'S LARGEST WILDFIRE OF THE YEAR WAS BEING ATTACKED TUESDAY WITH AN AIR TANKER DROPPING FLAME RETARDANT, AS WELL AS 3 HELICOPTERS DUMPING BUCKETS OF WATER.
THE BLAZE BEGAN ABOUT 2:30 THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 27. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH.
151.1750
151.3400 white net air to ground
151.3400 red net
159.2400 tac 2 or OREGON NICS
158.895 Fire Camp
124.0750 air to air
UPDATE : 07/29/05
Oregon Department of Forestry Type 2 Incident Management Team will took over operations on July 28, 2005. Fire is threatening BLM sites, Spotted Owl nest sites and Peregrine Falcon nest sites.
