Crews contain 6-acre fire southwest of Baker City along Highway 7
Published 2:53 pm Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Firefighters from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and Oregon Department of Forestry, along with aid from aircraft, contained a human-caused wildfire that burned 6 acres Wednesday near Phillips Reservoir, about 15 miles southwest of Baker City.
The California Gulch fire started near Highway 7, about 1 miles east of the reservoir, according to the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center.
Fire crews contained the fire at 9:07 p.m. Wednesday.
Four fire engines worked to control the fire, along with two single-engine air tankers from the air base in La Grande, and one two-rotor helicopter.