Grizzly Bear Team Sets Up in Dayton

DAYTON – The U.S. Forest Service has set up a branch fire management office at the Columbia County Fire District 3 station east of Dayton to oversee firefighting efforts in the northern part of the Grizzly Bear Complex Fire, known as Branch I.

The Grizzly Bear fire covers nearly 75,000 acres (more than 115 square miles) in Washington and Oregon.

Fire management sites have also been setup in Troy, Ore. and Fry Meadows, Ore., for Branches II and III respectively. The main incident command post overseeing the entire fire operation for the Forest Service is in Elgin, Ore.

Forest service employees...