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Van Meter Fire

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3200 DeLap Road 
Klamath Falls, 
Oregon 
97601 
3200 DeLap Road 
Klamath Falls, 
Oregon 
97601 

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  • Fire Information
    Email:
    scofmp.fire.info@gmail.com
    Phone:
    541-219-0515
    Hours:
    7 am-7pm
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Van Meter Fire

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Unit Information

3200 DeLap Road 
Klamath Falls, 
Oregon 
97601 
3200 DeLap Road 
Klamath Falls, 
Oregon 
97601 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    vanmeterfireinfo@gmail.com
    Phone:
    541-363-8140
    Hours:
    7 am to 7 pm

Morning Update 9/10

Van Meter Fire
Publication Type: News 09/10/2022

Klamath Falls, Ore. Overnight, firefighters completed fireline around the southern end of the fire and continued to secure the perimeter in other areas.  Matt Flock, Operations Section Chief, reminded resources at briefing “Completing that line helps to lock in the fire, but there is still an incredible amount of work left out there as we transition to mop-up and continue to widen the cold area around the fire.” Smoke may be visible today as unburned fuels within the fire are consumed.

As the work transitions to mop-up and securing fireline in the southern area of the fire, hose-lays will be constructed to provide water to all parts of the fire.  Air resources will continue to provide support to moderate fire behavior as needed.  In the northern area of the fire, where mop-up is already underway, firefighters will be patrolling for hotspots and smoke and gridding for heat.  The goal is to widen the area from the established fireline toward the interior of the fire. 

Structural resources will continue to monitor areas around homes, coordinating with wildland resources which will be working to grid for heat and cold trail these areas.  Cold trailing is a process where firefighters look for signs of fire or smoke, feel the ground for heat, and use water to put out any areas where fire remains.

Due to minor growth Friday and improved mapping of the existing perimeter, the fire is currently 2,502 acres.

Evacuation levels will continue to be re-evaluated throughout the day.  For the latest up-to-date evacuation information, please visit the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/KlamathSheriff or call 541-205-9730.  An evacuation shelter has been established at the Klamath County Fair and Event Center in Klamath Falls for anyone displaced by the fire.  Space for large and small animals is available as well.

Residential traffic is allowed, but to ensure public and firefighter safety the public is asked to stay out of the fire area.  Bureau of Land Management lands in and around the fire area remain closed to the public.

No reportable accidents have occurred on the fire.  Falling snags and trees, ash pits and rattlesnakes continue to be safety concerns for firefighters on the line.   

Low humidity and high temperatures remain in the forecast with some increased wind activity.

A Temporary Flight Restriction exists around the fire to limit any aircraft not associated with firefighting activities in the airspace.  Wildfires are always a no-fly zone for drones.  A drone flying in the area can ground all operational aircraft and impact suppression activities.