Firefighters in the competition ignite Oregon’s tallest tree | Oregon

Oregon firefighters are working to save one of the world’s tallest non-redwood trees after they caught fire last week.

Megan Harper, a public affairs expert with the Bureau of Land Administration, said coastal Douglas Fir is believed to be still burning east of Coquille on Tuesday. The Cous Forest Conservation Association is a nonprofit that provides wild fire protection to several Oregon counties and received calls about the fire on Saturday.

Harper said the attractions on the trees, which are still about 280 feet tall, are “still hot and are showing smoke.”

“This is the focus area now, to see if we can lower the place because of the thick bark,” she said.

According to one person Update from nonprofitsthe helicopter crew managed to put out the flames in the canopy. On Tuesday, crews remained in “watch mode” to see if the helicopter work was successful.

“Today, they delayed the helicopter drop just to see what the fire does,” Harper said. “If they do start to see more fires, they can respond.”

Fire officials will not send climbing crew members to the Doerner FIR, depending on safety issues.

“The impact of Treetop makes it unsafe for crews to interact directly under the tree, so firefighters are working to determine other ways to shoot and put out the fire,” the statement said from Monday.

Firefighters have established a curb line and sprinkler to prevent flames from spreading near the ground.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and investigators from the Land Administration are on the scene.

“Visitors should be aware that the area will be closed for now due to active fire and firefighting efforts,” said the Kuss Forest Conservation Association.

Harper said the height of the tree makes it the first target for lightning strikes or anything that falls from the sky. She said the tree also has a lot of dry moss and bark during the summer when there is insufficient heat and rain in summer.

“That material is flammable,” Harper said. “This is an older tree, which has a lot of pitches and thus has the potential to have a flammable, sticky, sugary substance.”