Scoggins Creek Wildfire to be Fully Contained Tonight
The Scoggins Valley Park at Hagg Lake will reopen to the public on Wednesday (dawn-dusk) except for Boat Ramp C, which will remain closed to support fire fighting efforts.
(FOREST GROVE, Ore. ) — The Washington County Sheriff's office will lift all evacuation orders Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
The Scoggins Valley Park at Hagg Lake will reopen to the public on Wednesday (dawn-dusk) except for Boat Ramp C, which will remain closed to support fire fighting efforts.
Monday night was the final night shift for this incident.
The resources assigned to Tuesday's day shift will continue working after the team leaves.
The in-coming team will shadow the Team 2 members for a smooth transition.
Team 2 will transfer the command of the ODF Scoggins Creek fire to ODF Type 3 Team (IC Ennenga) working out of the Oregon Department of Forestry Forest Grove District Office.
Official transition will occur on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.
The Transition Team will work to extinguish any remaining hot spots and recover equipment from the fireline.
The local ODF fire staff will patrol the fire and monitor conditions frequently throughout the remainder of fire season.
100 percent containment is expected at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday today.
Fire at a Glance:
Size: Estimated 211 acres
Cause: Under investigation
Containment: 83 percent
Expected Containment: 9-23-14
Crews and Equipment:
Crews: 15
Helicopters: 5
Engines: 8
Dozers: 1
Water Tenders: 8
Total personnel: 467
Estimated Costs to Date: $1.87 M
Source: Oregon Department of Forestry
