Photo By: Photo courtesy of Tom BrownFanning the flames
In addition to bringing in firefighters and equipment from other jurisdictions — including from the Mount Angel Fire District — some impressive resources were employed to knock out the Elk Fire near Madras. On Monday, airplanes were making retardant drops to try to stop the blaze, which eventually grew to about 1,000 acres.
MOUNT ANGEL — With nearly two dozen homes threatened by the Elk Fire near Madras in central Oregon, Gov.
