Terwilliger Fire tops 11,000 acres, 75 percent contained

  • Source: KTVZ-TV NewsChannel 21
  • Published: 09/17/2018 06:24 PM

The nearly month-old Terwilliger Fire on the Willamette National Forest has grown to cover more than 11,000 acres and is now 75 percent contained, officials said Monday after a weekend where crews worked on removing weakened and damaged trees around Terwilliger Hot Springs. This past weekend, a special team of staff from the McKenzie River Ranger District worked to mitigate hazards posed by fire weakened and damaged trees around the Terwilliger Hot Springs. The fire burned through the springs with varying levels of severity. Approximately, five burned trees were felled. These trees posed the most imminent danger of falling and further damaging the springs and the rock work constructed around them. Additional hazard trees around the hot springs will likely need to be felled in the coming months.



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