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Archive Home > 2002 > July > 15 > Eyerly Fire claims 18 homes

Eyerly Fire claims 18 homes

Cooler temperatures help firefighters gain ground

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
July 15, 2002

LAKE BILLY CHINOOK - Crews of weary firefighters continued to battle a 17,000-acre blaze burning 15 miles west of Madras on Sunday as anxious residents of the Three Rivers subdivision awaited the lift of a mandatory evacuation.

The Eyerly Fire has destroyed 18 houses and another 13 outbuildings,....

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