August 2, 2019 10:50 a.m.
The majority of the Mile Post 97 Fire perimeter area is now in mop up.
The latest update from the Oregon Department of Forestry said firefighters continue to improve the fire line. The northwest corner of the fire remains active with burnout planned for Friday to improve the line. Firefighters are focusing on locating unburned pockets within the interior and felling hazard trees.
The update said the fire has had minimal growth since Thursday with only 15 acres added. Those added acres were due to burnout operations, expanding and improving containment lines along the northwest portion. The new acreage total is 13,085 acres. The fire is 35% contained.
To monitor and address smoke impacts to local communities, the Bureau of Land Management has provided an Air Resource Advisor, Wendy Wagner with the U.S. Forest Service Wildland Fire Air Quality Response program. Daily updates can be found at http://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com.
1,482 people are working on the Milepost 97 Fire. 49 hand crews, 39 engines, 26 dozers, and 31 water tenders are involving in suppressing the human caused fire. So far, the cost to fight the fire is $10.7 million.