Wildfire spreading west near Coombs Canyon and Reinhart Road, Umatilla County OR


An active wildfire is spreading west near Coombs Canyon and Reinhart Road in Umatilla County, Oregon. Fire crews are working to control the fire and protect nearby structures. Roadblocks have been set up to restrict access and keep onlookers away for safety.
Audio|Source: Umatilla County Public Safety
07:32
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, command copy.
00:01
We have another, uh, we have a head here.
00:03
It's still running west from this ranch road, from the canyon or anyone.
00:08
I'm trying to get research here.
00:09
Command? Oh.
00:10
About the north end of this fire, do you know what best access to that end would be of us?
00:16
I'm afraid I don't...
00:19
The fact of...
00:23
Meg, six on ops.
00:25
You might copy.
00:26
You're not sure the access to the north end of the fire.
00:29
I just know that Ranch Road is not the only accident towards you're touching out from the north side in.
00:37
I'm just wondering if we have any issues over off of Birch Creek.
00:40
I know we got struck this long there.
00:42
Medic 1[2] on Ops.
00:44
Keep one. Yeah, I'm going to go ahead.
00:49
Yeah, listen to your traffic, you have an unoccupied structure about 1.5 miles of Reinhardt Road from Combs on the west side of Reinhardt.
01:01
Yeah, come in and copy.
01:02
Are you familiar with Ranch Road ahead north off of Coombs Canyon?
01:06
Upper Ranch roads on the north side of Coombs Canyon.
01:09
That's referred, but we got a higher line that's moving toward that Ranch Road.
01:12
There's a lock gate.
01:13
You know, is there access from the north on the Ranch Road? Ah, no.
01:17
Can't take you from command.
01:19
You have to know the property owner that would be off the ranch road moving north.
01:23
Negative, I do not know the property of Northern West Side.
01:26
Gallagher's structure is in the bottom of the coast and just to the west of my trip.
01:31
To be it for us due.
01:32
Go ahead.
01:33
Got increased activity on this western flight.
01:35
Wind change from the geese.
01:37
We have increased water activity on the west front.
01:40
We're getting a wind increase wind out of the east, moving west.
01:44
Come in from south.
01:45
South, go ahead.
01:46
4825. 4825.
01:47
4825.
01:48
I came down Coombs Canyon, there was a little bit of roadblockers.
01:54
Three-six is in the field right now, leapfrogging, doing a pretty good job on getting this fireline knockout.
01:58
It's not going to burn to the road.
02:00
ECSO[1] has a fire on Coombs Canyon.
02:03
I'm requesting us to send someone to help clear the road away from onlookers.
02:07
I'll be in the area of Coombs Canyon and Reinhardt Road.
02:10
1817. I want you know with that front.
02:14
I think our next push is up the anchor here and we have a west of moving front.
02:19
I want to try to get some anchors here and see we can't tag it here from the south moving north.
02:25
Great, Steve.
02:26
We'll just continue leap off V6s along the fire line and try to anchor this for you.
02:32
Hey, good command from Brush One.
02:35
This command, go ahead.
02:36
So, fresh breeze is anchored there with the South Division.
02:39
Like you said, he had the ODF[3] rig, they're doing a direct fire attack, putting north off of Kim's Canyon.
02:45
So, Brush One's coming your way to the west to help out anchoring over here.
02:49
So are you on the west side of this fire? For you.
02:52
That's a firm road.
02:53
They would beat the South-West part of this fire.
02:56
I got brushed too here.
02:57
You went ahead this way.
02:58
I can put you guys together and we'll see from cancer attacking this on west length.
03:01
Okay, I'll see if you're here, I guess.
03:03
Command from South.
03:04
Okay, go ahead.
03:05
Update on the tow.
03:06
I've got Brush 3 and 2 ODF[3] 6 is over here with me right now.
03:11
Mike Robb. You have 3 and 2 ODF[3]6.
03:14
In route,
03:15
she's been talking about a triple-ship.
03:17
Body service. Where is the past possible.
03:18
I'm waiting here.
03:19
Okay. I'll get to their numbers when I came against.
03:22
Dispatch, Chief 22, that's three.
03:24
Chief E2. Chief E2.
03:25
Chief 22 will be enraught with the Cumes Canyon parts.
03:27
1819.
03:28
Matt from South.
03:29
Man, go ahead.
03:30
I've got ODF[3] 73-61 and 65 in the field right now.
03:35
Okay,
03:36
Matt, copy.
03:37
You got Hushery, ODF[3] 7361 and 73-61 and 73-65.
03:41
That's defer.
03:42
When there's a notice, they're now turning the field from the Smilkak FCF.
03:45
Command Coffee, you got one more there.
03:46
Identify them and we'll keep them with you at this point.
03:49
The Child Division brush down.
03:50
25 from 21.
03:52
Suresh one from command.
03:53
Rush one, go ahead.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ECSO: Emergency Communications/County Sheriff's Office (fire response)
[2]
Medic 1: EMS/Medical response
[3]
ODF: Oregon Department of Forestry (fire response)
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Location mentioned:
Coombs Canyon Rd & Reinhart Rd, Oregon 97801
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