Three large wildfires in Wallowa County contained only hours after starting
Published 11:53 am Thursday, August 25, 2022
WALLOWA COUNTY — Lightning ignited three large wildfires in Wallowa County late in the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 24, all of which are now contained, according to the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center in La Grande.
The largest is the 82-acre Swamp Creek Fire in the Baker Canyon area, 4 miles northeast of Enterprise, which was reported at 5:07 p.m. and contained at 7:57 p.m. on Aug. 24.
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The second fire contained was the 65-acre Getting Road Fire, 2 miles northeast of Enterprise, which was reported at 4:58 p.m. and was contained at 6:29 p.m. on Aug. 24.
A third large blaze, ignited on Aug. 24 in Wallowa County, is the TNC Fire, 18 miles northeast of Enterprise in the Zumwalt area. The fire was reported at 5:24 p.m. and contained at 8:50 p.m. on Aug. 24.
Nobody has been hurt in any of the fires and no structures have been damaged. All three fires are burning grass and are being fought by crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry and the federal government.