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Archive Home > 2002 > July > 19 > Crews gain edge on Eyerly

Crews gain edge on Eyerly

Firefighters still concerned blaze may spread to Metolius Basin

By Julia Lyon / The Bulletin
July 19, 2002

Nearly a dozen major fires were burning close to 200,000 acres in Oregon on Thursday night, with most of them east of the Cascades.

But firefighters were getting the upper hand on the Eyerly Fire, which was sparked by lightning last week.

By noon, the wind began to pick up in Division T,....

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