HB Company, Inc.
Phone: 541 660-4459
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Fire Danger: Extreme

Grants Pass, Oregon

 Last Update on 04 Sep 21: 58 PDT 
 61°F (16°C) 
 Humidity: 62 % 
 Wind Speed: NW 4 G 9 MPH 
 Barometer: 30.08 in (N/A mb) 
 Dewpoint: 48°F (9°C) 


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HB Company, Incorporated


International Forestry and Training Services



Wildland Fire Training

HB Company, Inc instructs Wildland Fire Courses through Rogue Community College and Wildland Forestry Inc. If you need a class for yourself, company or agency, contact us for class schedules. Courses meet or exceed the national standards of forest fire fighting. We can make arrangements to come to you.

Logging

The HB Company has been logging in Southern Oregon and Northern California for more than two decades. Based in Grants Pass, Oregon .... the HB Company logging division can manage and conduct most types of logging operations - we sure do it here !

Chainsaw Training

Herman has worked as a Timber feller for 30 years. For the last several years he has worked as a consultant for the US Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry as well as other agencies and private contractors. Herman is approved in the “C” certification program by the US Forest Service. He can help provide guidance and training with agencies or private companies chain saw programs. We can provide chainsaw safety classes to help meet OSHA requirements.

Wildland Fire Fighting

HB Company Inc. Wildland Fire Division has been providing a forest fire suppression service to government agencies for over 25 years. We provide wildfire crews, dozers and other heavy equipment as well as wildland engines. The company also uses its human resources, trained in wildland fire suppression, to make up a 10 person initial attack hand crew. We can provide fellers who are experienced in felling of fire weakened trees.



Oregon Fires

Updated: Saturday, 4 September 2010 at 6:06 pm

Oak Flat

General Info
Active 
USFS 
10 miles Northwest of Selma, Or. 
42°23'57" (42.3994)   123°44'17" (-123.7383)  
2010-08-13 
7443.00 
11.63 
82 
2010-09-06 
Under Investigation 

 

Begin discussing transition with Forest for mid week. 

 
Resources
607 
11 
25 


 
Current Conditions

8 Closed Timber Litter 

Extreme 

Concern of private residences and recreational campgrounds. 

2010-09-04 

View Lake Fire Complex

General Info
Active 
USFS 
45 miles east of Estacada, Oregon 
44°47'40" (44.7947)   121°47'48" (-121.7967)  
2010-08-17 
4736.00 
7.40 
35 
14 
2010-10-15 
Lightning 

 

Strategies for the fires are as follows: View Lake- Full Control, Warm Springs Spot Fire (Rock Cone)- Full Control, Pyramid Butte- Confine on northern, western, and eastern perimeters- allow southern perimeter to burn in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area, Bull of the Woods- Monitor and prep road system with mechanical equipment for potential future control lines. 

 
Resources
660 
10 


 
Current Conditions

Fires are burning in Fuel Model 10 with a heavy component of dead and down. Fire behavior is largely driven by the large accumulation of dead and down with isolated torching facilitated by standing dead and lichen draped timber. 

High 

No major control problems due to moderate weather conditions. Objective is to secure northern/eastern/western perimeter of Pyramid Butte Fire to limit spread into resort areas. Rock Cone spot fire east of Pyramid Butte on the Warm Spring Reservation Land is in patrol status. Steep topography, limited access, long travel times, forest area closures, and managing a spike camp all add to the complexity of the incident. 

2010-09-04 

Scott Mountain

General Info
Active 
USFS 
14 NM northeast of McKenzie Bridge 
44°16'9" (44.2692)   121°54'30" (-121.9086)  
2010-08-19 
3454.00 
5.40 
30 
2010-10-15 
Lightning 

 

Will update 209 when activity changes. See Inciweb for area closure. 

 
Resources
109 


 
Current Conditions

heavy dead & downed, standing snags, continuous and ladder fuels. Felled & bucked & red slash in the timber sales. 

Medium 

Continuous heavy fuels 

2010-09-04 



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