News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Three people were killed in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 6, when their vehicle crashed into a tractor-trailer rig on Highway 20 between Camp Sherman and Suttle Lake. According to Oregon State Police, Richard Caudle of Prineville was hauling a large Caterpillar bulldozer on a lowboy trailer, westbound en route to the Link Fire west of Sisters. Caudle was making a left turn onto a Forest Service road when an eastbound vehicle struck the right, rear area of the trailer. The three people in the passenger vehicle were... Full story
The Link Fire as of midnight Saturday, July 5. All fire boundaries are approximate. Map provided by U.S.F.S. Click for larger image. Air tankers, bulldozers and ground crews launched a full-scale assault on the Link Fire west of Sisters on Sunday, July 6, as the Blue Mountain Incident Management Team took command of the fight. The fire is human-caused, but the specific source of ignition remains under investigation. The Link Fire, measured at between 300 and 600 acres, was burning on the Deschutes National Forest some two... Full story
The Link Fire was 50 percent contained on Monday morning, July 7. The blaze, burning approximately two miles south of Suttle Lake, is estimated to be 600 acres. Fire crews conducted burnout operations along the north boundary and the firebreak created by the 2002 Cache Mountain Fire. According to fire officials, the burnouts have helped to hold the fire within the lines overnight. Five 20-person crews, six bulldozers, numerous engines, and two helicopters were fighting the fire on Monday. Air tankers are available to assist... Full story
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