Western Railroad Discussion > Oregon Cascade Line - Odell Lake - fire approaching

For those that follow the Oregon area there's a specific alert about the Odell Lake area and the Red Fire. From Watch Duty and InciWeb:

"Today, fire crews are scouting the area along the Union Pacific Railroad along Odell Lake and are looking for ways to prep the landscape around railroad structures in the fire area to protect railroad infrastructure. Hand crews will use leaf blowers and other tools to remove excessive pine needle build-up around the structures in the Crescent Lake area. Tree felling crews will continue to remove snags along Forest Service Roads 6010 and 6020. Fire crews are scouting the northwest side of the fire to develop a plan that will establish a fuel break. The planning will help provide additional protection from the nearby Homestead Complex and Diamond Complex wildfires. A remote weather station will be set up in the vicinity Crescent Lake. The Remote Automated Weather Station will provide timely weather updates to crews in remote areas of the fire. 

https://app.watchduty.org/i/26392

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There is a number of fires in the general area but this one seems to be heading towards the tracks.

This would be the UPrr and ex-SP Cascade Line and does have daily Amtrak passage.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/24 09:12 by TCnR.

I drove through "the area" on Saturday afternoon, and the fire smoke was really bad between Chemult and Gilchrist.

Today's info related to the RR, also known as the I-5 Corridor although this district is not near Interstate 5.

https://app.watchduty.org/i/26392"...Crews also made progress in creating fuel breaks and tracking and assessing resources along the Union Pacific Railroad in the Odell Lake area. Hand crews continued to remove vegetation between Odell Lake and Crescent Lake and have completed one and a half miles of the shaded fuel break. Brush removal and fuel breaks continued between the road and the residences along Forest Service Road 60. Structure crews worked with the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s office on structure assessments around the Crescent Lake area to plan for protection needs.Today crews continue to protect structures and infrastructure along the Union Pacific Railroad. A new chipper will join crews to begin work around Odell Lake Resort. Heavy equipment and firefighters continue to create shaded fuel breaks moving north from Crescent Lake to Odell Lake...