Big Cove Fire
Location: 5 miles W of Willowdale, Wasco Co. OR
Specific Location: N of South Junction, S. Junction Rd., E side Deschutes River, Lat 44° 49´ 31″ Lon 120° 57´ 49″ [coordinates corrected based on Google Fire map].
Date of Origin: 09/20/2008
Cause: lightning
Situation as of 09/25/2008 at 7:00 PM
Personnel: 7
Size: 4,779 acres
Percent contained: 100%
Fire was downsized in acreage, due to gps mapping.
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Situation as of 09/24/2008 at 5:00 PM
Personnel: 11
Size: 6,000 acres
Percent contained: 40%
Trout Creek Campground threatened. South Junction Campground burned over with no structures involved. Fire started on private, unprotected land and then moved onto BLM
protection on 9/23 around 1700 hrs.
First official report on 09/25/2008.
