Crime & Safety
San Francisco Fire Strike Team Heads To Oregon To Battle Deadly Rum Creek Fire
The Rum Creek Fire had burned almost 15 square miles by early Sunday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
August 29, 2022
A 17-person San Francisco fire department strike team was dispatched to southern Oregon Monday to join the battle against the raging Rum Creek Fire that has already claimed the life of a firefighter.
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The department tweeted that it was sending six vehicles and 17 personnel to the blaze which was spread rapidly through a rural area in southwest Oregon, destroying several structures and forcing evacuations.
The Rum Creek Fire had burned almost 15 square miles by early Sunday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. That's more than double the 7 square miles reported Saturday.
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