Umatilla National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
72510 Coyote Road
Pendleton, OR 97801
Fire Information
Email: 2021.greenridge@firenet.gov
Phone: 509-542-7964
Hours: 7:00 am-8:00 pm
The Turkey Tail and Green Ridge fires began from lightning strikes July 7. The fires are managed as one incident, called the Green Ridge Fire.
Current as of | |
Incident Type | Wildfire |
Cause | Lightning |
Date of Origin | Wednesday July 07th, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM |
Location | Green Ridge area, 30 miles east of Walla Walla, WA. |
Incident Description | Wildfire |
Coordinates | 46.135 latitude, -117.736 longitude |
Total Personnel | 22 |
Size | 43,694 Acres |
Percent of Perimeter Contained | 61% |
Estimated Containment Date | Wednesday October 20th, 2021 approx. 06:00 PM |
Fuels Involved | Heavy volumes of dead/down material from previous fires & insect infestations combined with steep slopes. Light grass is located on some of the ridges & south/west aspects. Heavy volumes of fuels in the unburned areas. Southern edge of fire is being monitored as creeps into wilderness and old burn scars, however mostly hung up on ridges, natural features and areas of discontinuous fuels where it has burned out. Pockets coming together in areas and some acreage growth on south side. |
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