Tour the Two Four Two from the sky, 89% contained [VIDEO]

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CHILOQUIN, 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.

Operation Section Chief, John Pellissier, also flew over the fire and recorded three video clips showing the fire scar. Those videos are available in this article as well as on the Klamath Falls News YouTube Channel.

These videos highlight the work that has been done on the fire.

Today is the last day Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team #2 will be in command of the fire. Transition to a local Type 4 team will happen at 8:00 AM Wednesday morning.

The objectives for the Type 4 team remain the same. Fire crews will continue mop up where it warrants and continue suppression repair. The local team will staff the fire with multiple engines, water tenders and dozers through the week.

ODF and USFS are expecting the fire to be 100% contained by the end of shift on Friday.

TWO FOUR TWO BY THE NUMBERS

  • September 7, 2020 - start date of the fire

  • 0 - lives lost

  • 8 - homes lost

  • 14 - non-primary structures damaged

  • 17 - homes damaged

  • 26 - miles of retardant

  • 39 - non-primary structures lost

  • 80 - miles of fire line

  • 147 - members of the Oregon National Guard

  • 200 - evacuees assisted by the Red Cross

  • 247 - structures saved within the fire perimeter

  • 482 - homes evacuated in the City of Chiloquin

  • 505 - the largest amount of personnel on the fire

  • 1,532 - homes evacuated

  • 14,474 - acres burned, 64% containment (as of 9/20/2020)

  • $6,800,000 - the estimated financial cost to fight the fire

 

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TWO FOUR TWO FIRE DETAILS

Cause:
Under Investigation

Size: 14,473 acres

Containment: 89%

Location:
Northwest of Chiloquin, Ore.

Estimated Cost:
$6.8 Million

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