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Gallery: Whitewater Fire, Mount Jefferson Wilderness

Helicopters lift water from a lake in Jefferson Park, in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, to fight the Whitewater Fire.
Helicopters lift water from a lake in Jefferson Park, in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, to fight the Whitewater Fire.
Rory King / Special To The Statesman Journal
The Whitewater Fire on Aug. 6.
The Whitewater Fire on Aug. 6.
Photo Courtesy Of Whitewater Fire Incident Team
The Whitewater Fire on Aug. 2.
The Whitewater Fire on Aug. 2.
Marcus Kauffman / Special To The Statesman Journal
Deputy fire staff officer Eric Johnson looks at a smoke-filled view from Devil's Peak on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Deputy fire staff officer Eric Johnson looks at a smoke-filled view from Devil's Peak on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Scooper planes fly down over Detroit Lake on Saturday, picking up water to drop on the Whitewater Fire.
Scooper planes fly down over Detroit Lake on Saturday, picking up water to drop on the Whitewater Fire.
Marcus Kauffman / ODF
Fire crews use heavy machinery to cut back branches and ground fuels on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. They aim to keep the fire burning closer to the ground and away from crown fuels, near the treetops. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Fire crews use heavy machinery to cut back branches and ground fuels on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. They aim to keep the fire burning closer to the ground and away from crown fuels, near the treetops. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
The Whitewater Fire burning east of Detroit grew to 5,200 acres Saturday morning.
The Whitewater Fire burning east of Detroit grew to 5,200 acres Saturday morning.
Special To The Statesman Journal
Scooper planes fly down over Detroit Lake on Saturday, picking up water to drop on the Whitewater Fire.
Scooper planes fly down over Detroit Lake on Saturday, picking up water to drop on the Whitewater Fire.
Marcus Kauffman / ODF
The Whitewater Fire burning in the Mount Jefferson area.
The Whitewater Fire burning in the Mount Jefferson area.
Photo Courtesy Of Whitewater Fire Team
Detroit Lake is covered with smoke on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Detroit Lake is covered with smoke on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journ
The Whitewater Fire grows in the Mount Jefferson area.
The Whitewater Fire grows in the Mount Jefferson area.
Photo By Jason Loomis / Whitewater Fire Team
Sprinklers installed by an incident team working the Whitewater Fire douse a cabin owned by Salem-based outdoor club Chemeketans on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The sprinklers will help prevent the cabin from catching fire, should it make its way to the area. The fire is currently burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness.
Sprinklers installed by an incident team working the Whitewater Fire douse a cabin owned by Salem-based outdoor club Chemeketans on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The sprinklers will help prevent the cabin from catching fire, should it make its way to the area. The fire is currently burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Incident spokesman Marcus Kauffman talks to firefighter Steve Cooke about the sprinklers installed on a cabin owned by Salem-based outdoor club Chekemetans on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The cabin is near the line of the Whitewater Fire, which is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness.
Incident spokesman Marcus Kauffman talks to firefighter Steve Cooke about the sprinklers installed on a cabin owned by Salem-based outdoor club Chekemetans on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The cabin is near the line of the Whitewater Fire, which is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Bonnie Gisler with the Oregon Department of Forestry looks at a map of fire divisions on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Bonnie Gisler with the Oregon Department of Forestry looks at a map of fire divisions on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
The Whitewater Fire is burning in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
The Whitewater Fire is burning in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
U.S. Forest Service
Fire crews use heavy machinery to cut back branches and ground fuels on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. They aim to keep the fire burning closer to the ground and away from crown fuels, near the treetops. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Fire crews use heavy machinery to cut back branches and ground fuels on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. They aim to keep the fire burning closer to the ground and away from crown fuels, near the treetops. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Sprinklers installed by an incident team working the Whitewater Fire douse a cabin owned by Salem-based outdoor club Chemeketans on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The sprinklers will help prevent the cabin from catching fire, should it make its way to the area. The fire is currently burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness.
Sprinklers installed by an incident team working the Whitewater Fire douse a cabin owned by Salem-based outdoor club Chemeketans on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The sprinklers will help prevent the cabin from catching fire, should it make its way to the area. The fire is currently burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Whitewater Road off State Highway 22 on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Whitewater Road off State Highway 22 on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Detroit Lake is covered with smoke on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Detroit Lake is covered with smoke on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Smoke clouds the view from Devil's Peak on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
Smoke clouds the view from Devil's Peak on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, near Detroit, Ore. The Whitewater Fire is burning east of Detroit in the Mount Jefferson wilderness, and currently covers 4,570 acres.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Detroit Lake is covered with smoke on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Smoke from the Whitewater Fire and a new fire 1 mile from town have made the area very smokey.
Detroit Lake is covered with smoke on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Smoke from the Whitewater Fire and a new fire 1 mile from town have made the area very smokey.
MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal
Scooper planes fly down over Detroit Lake on Saturday, picking up water to drop on the Whitewater Fire.
Scooper planes fly down over Detroit Lake on Saturday, picking up water to drop on the Whitewater Fire.
Marcus Kauffman / ODF
Firefighters work the Whitewater Fire, which has caused numerous closures in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
Firefighters work the Whitewater Fire, which has caused numerous closures in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness.
Photo Courtesy Of U.S. Forest Service
Helicopters lift water from a lake in Jefferson Park, in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, to fight the Whitewater Fire.
Helicopters lift water from a lake in Jefferson Park, in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, to fight the Whitewater Fire.
Rory King / Special To The Statesman Journal