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EDEN BENCH â They were given the notice to evacuate within an hour of the Elbow Creek Fire starting. Yet Dick and Shirley Hone saw their home spared despite the blaze s quick-burning nature when it started the afternoon of Thursday, July 15, and almost immediately started moving east. They saved, I think, basically every structure, Shirley Hone told the Chieftain during an interview Wednesday, July 21. The Hones own the last home on Eden Bench, closest to Elbow Creek, Shirley Hone said. I think within two hours, it was burning hard right below our house, she said. The couple heeded evacuation notices and were out of their home by about 6 p.m., she said. Other family members stayed overnight at the home to watch the place. ....
Nathan Howard Originally published on July 22, 2021 5:44 pm As the nation’s largest wildfire neared 400,000 acres burned on Thursday, nine firefighters assigned to the blaze tested positive for COVID-19. That’s prompted state health officials to work with incident management teams to set up quarantine areas away from fire camps, though officials also noted that they had already taken steps to minimize transmission risk after developing pandemic response plans during last year’s wildfire season. “This fire season has been slightly different due to the broad availability of vaccines and the prioritization of structural and wildland firefighting resources for vaccination in the spring,” incident managers wrote in a statement announcing the outbreak. “However, many of last year’s COVID-19 exposure mitigation measures are still in use at fire camps statewide.” ....
WALLOWA COUNTY â The first priority of firefighters in their battle against the Elbow Creek Fire in northern Wallow County â or any blaze â is the safety of people endangered by the flames. Thatâs why the various levels of evacuation orders were given starting late last week. Evacuation levels Paul Karvoski, emergency services director for Wallowa County, explained the difference in the levels during an in-brief meeting Saturday, July 17, in Wallowa. Level 1 is be ready to evacuate. Level 2, he said, is have your valuables packed and set to go if things get worse. Early Monday, the eastern and southern sides of the blaze, bordering on Troy and Promise, were at Level 2, while the core area of the fire, including Eden Bench and a stretch of the Grande Ronde River, was Level 3. ....
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