Crews put out wildfire northwest of Alleghany
ALLEGHANY, Ore.-- Fire crews battled a wildfire northwest of Alleghany Tuesday night and into Wednesday afternoon.
The fire broke out around 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the bottom of a cliff near the Coos River.
Though the fire only burnt more than a couple of acres, crews put out the fire quickly and spent most of the day Wednesday putting out hot spot and mopping up the scene.
The fire started at the base of a small cliff and worked its way up into wilderness.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but according to Coos Forest Protective Association Spokesman John Flannigan, the cause of the fire is believe the be human related.
"Our investigator was out here checking things over, and we are following some leads," Flannigan said.
Timing was key in stopping the fire from turning into a large event, Flannigan said.
"It would've been much worse if perhaps it would've started earlier in the day, or we didn't have the helicopter availaible," he said. "Once you get further up the hill, it gets very steep into a unit that I don't believe was burnt, and the fire probably would've went to the top of the ridge."
Fire crews are usually spread thin across the state and region during fire season, the Coos Forest Protective Service was able to get some help from the Douglas Forest Protective Serivce. Both crews headed home Wednesday evening.
The crews say they plan to sit back and relax with some ice cold Dilly Bars to celebrate the fire not getting out of control.
The fire broke out around 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the bottom of a cliff near the Coos River.
Though the fire only burnt more than a couple of acres, crews put out the fire quickly and spent most of the day Wednesday putting out hot spot and mopping up the scene.
The fire started at the base of a small cliff and worked its way up into wilderness.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but according to Coos Forest Protective Association Spokesman John Flannigan, the cause of the fire is believe the be human related.
"Our investigator was out here checking things over, and we are following some leads," Flannigan said.
Timing was key in stopping the fire from turning into a large event, Flannigan said.
"It would've been much worse if perhaps it would've started earlier in the day, or we didn't have the helicopter availaible," he said. "Once you get further up the hill, it gets very steep into a unit that I don't believe was burnt, and the fire probably would've went to the top of the ridge."
Fire crews are usually spread thin across the state and region during fire season, the Coos Forest Protective Service was able to get some help from the Douglas Forest Protective Serivce. Both crews headed home Wednesday evening.
The crews say they plan to sit back and relax with some ice cold Dilly Bars to celebrate the fire not getting out of control.
