![]() ![]() ![]() Buell said the fire was about 85 percent mopped up by Tuesday. The fire was fully contained by Monday morning. Kern said crews were beginning mop-up and would be on the fire through the night. By 8 p.m., the fire was fully lined at 45 acres. They had a preliminary bulldozer line around the fire before 6 p.m., allowing crews to work on holding and securing the line, Kern said. Forest Service, BLM, Oregon Department of Forestry, and the Crescent and La Pine rural fire departments responded to the fire, as well as Oregon Outback. ![]() ![]() Saturday on BLM land between the Split Rail and Sun Forest Meadows Estates subdivisions, eight miles east of Crescent and about 12 miles southeast of La Pine, Central Oregon Fire Management Service spokeswoman Kassidy Kern said. Buell told NewsChannel 21 Tuesday that evidence (in the form of a large pile of ashes) indicated a bow hunter ignited the fire, as the ashes were found "right where he gutted the animal out." He said they don't expect to be able to find whoever ignited it. Walker Range Fire Patrol District Manager R.D. ![]()
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