Kelsey Peak Fire transitions to mop-up, warmer temperatures return

Kelsey Peak Fire transitions to mop-up, warmer temperatures return

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Crews on the Kelsey Peak Fire completed control lines along the eastern edge of the fire from the East Fork of Kelsey Creek to the main Kelsey Creek drainage. Connecting the control line on the southern end of the fire to both the Kelsey Creek drainage on the east and the existing fireline on the western edge of the fire will be completed today. The southern area is rocky and steep; challenging fireline constru…