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West Canal RX Engine Burn Damage 2019

  • Incident Information:

    Malheur_NWR_West_Canal_Rx_Engine_Heat_Damage_RLS1

  • Location:

    Oregon

  • Date:

    03/17/2019

  • Incident Type:

    Prescribed Fire OperationsVehicle Burn Damage

  • Description:

    On March 16, Burns Interagency Fire Zone personnel and assisting resources from John Day, Vale, Lakeview, and Prineville (Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees) initiated the West Canal Prescribed Fire. The purpose of this 4,800-acre prescribed fire was to open up dense stands of vegetation along waterways and reset decadent riparian vegetation. 

    The following day, at approximately 1245 hours, the Engine Boss of E-616 (a Burns District BLM Light Engine staffed with two Forest Service personal) reported to the Holding Boss Trainee that their Engine had sustained some heat damage. E-616 was holding behind ignitions along the west flank (which utilized the West Canal as the primary control line). The Holding Boss and Trainee tied-in with the E-616 crew to make sure they were OK and check the damage to the Engine.

    Prescribed Fire, Engines, Vehicle Burn Damage

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