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CHILOQUIN, OR — A special personal use firewood cutting area is now open on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest. The Fort Personal Use Firewood Piles Area includes numerous firewood piles on identified landing sites located on the Forest northwest of Chiloquin. The piles are the result of timber operations within the Two Four Two Fire area.
Read MoreU.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley on Tuesday awarded a flag that flew over U.S. Capitol to Chiloquin Elementary School and its staff for their work last fall helping students, families, and the community after a quickly spreading wildfire forced the evacuation of more than 600 homes in the area.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - There is help available for Chiloquin-area residents who were impacted by the 242 Fire last year. Klamath County Public Health would like to ensure you get the help you need.
Read MoreBonanza Junior/Senior High School leadership students kicked off their year with a school-wide benefit – BoTown for ChiTown – for Chiloquin students and their families who were impacted by the Two Four Two Fire last month.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. — The logging museum at Collier Memorial State Park partially reopened Saturday after a nearly four-week closure from the Two Four Two fire. The 146-acre outdoor museum contains one of the largest collections of antique logging equipment in the country.
Read MoreKingsley Field firefighters have returned from helping the community fight catastrophic wildland fire, Sept. 21, 2020. In the late evening of September 7, the Kingsley Field Fire Department received a dispatch call for assistance for a wildland fire burning near Chiloquin, Ore., a neighboring community.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Last night an infrared flight flew over the Two Four Two Fire to identify any areas of heat near the perimeter of the fire. Identified hot spots will be extinguished today before crews are demobilized at the end of their shifts.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Tonight, the Type 1 Fire Management Team for the Two Four Two Fire held their final community meeting regarding the fire announcing that they will be transitioning to local control on Wednesday and provided some key information about the fire.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – There are currently three emergency fire closure orders in place on the Fremont-Winema National Forest associated with fire activity and incident management, as well as the Public Use Restrictions.
Read MoreThe devastating wildfires that continue to level the Oregon landscape have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land, most of it undeveloped forest, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) reports.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Great progress was made yesterday as crews are getting close to meeting the 100-foot depth of blackened perimeter around the 14,473 acre Two Four Two Fire. In some areas, crews have gone beyond the 100’ to eliminate visible smokes that are well into the interior.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Overnight, fire crews on the Two Four Two Fire between Chiloquin and Fort Klamath, Oregon patrolled US Highway 97 and Oregon Highway 62 to look for visible hot spots and extinguish any that were found.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. - Despite the unprecedented wildfires and evacuation of six ODFW-managed fish hatcheries, millions of fish at these facilities remain alive with hatchery staff returning as they are able to care for fish and even spawn spring Chinook during a critical time in their life cycle.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Fire crews from the Two Four Two Fire responded to two small fires yesterday outside the main fire area, are contained, and in mop-up status. The Dam Fire is located near Chiloquin Ridge and is two acres. The Cattle Fire is located near the Rainbow Park area and is 20 acres. These are not spot fires from the Two Four Two fire. The cause of these fires is under investigation.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, OR – Holding at 14,536 acres Chiloquin residents were able to breathe a sigh of relief after a week of anxiety. As at noon Tuesday all evacuations were lifted surrounding the Two Four Two Fire; and residents were able to return home. By mid afternoon, Oregon Highways 62 & 422, and Modoc Point Road had been reopened for all traffic.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, OR – “We are lifting all evacuation orders effective tomorrow at 9:00 AM, September 15. Access to Road 422 north will be at noon. Highway 62 and 422 remain closed to the public,” said Chiloquin Fire Chief Michael Cook.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, OR – Fire growth of the Two Four Two Fire has been minimal thanks to calm winds and suppression efforts from firefighters. Overnight the fire grew 134 acres. Today, firefighters plan to work in the fire’s interior.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, OR – Growing to the northwest the Two Four Two fire is now mapped at 14,450 acres with 7% containment. Crews are close to having a control line around the perimeter of the fire. As firefighters search for and put out the hot spots, they create a wider line without heat. Those lines will become containment lines.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. - Chiloquin Elementary School educators and staff spent the first week of the 2020-21 school year making sure students were safe from a quickly spreading wildfire that forced the evacuation of more than 600 homes in the area.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, OR – The Two Four Two Fire grows northwest to a total of 12,640 acres as evacuations of the Woodland Park and Rainbow Park have been lifted. These areas contain about 175 homes. None of these homes were damaged.
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