Firefighters encircle Southern Ore. blaze
Firefighters have established a line around a wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams on Saturday and are focusing on pushing it away from homes.
The Pacifica fire threatens 150 homes. Seventy-five of them were evacuated on Friday, but residents have been permitted to return.
The fire is burning on about 500 acres, or three-quarters of a square mile.
Oregon Forestry Department spokesman Brian Ballou says firefighters are trying to push 150 feet into the fire line on all sides.
Ballou says that if the fire is still within the line on Sunday evening, the situation is “looking pretty good.”
Gov. John Kitzhaber authorized the state fire marshal to send additional firefighters and equipment.
