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One of Oregon’s tallest and most storied trees, the Doerner Fir in Coos County, caught fire on Saturday, Aug. 16. Standing at 325 feet, the massive Douglas fir is among the tallest known in the world, and now firefighters are working around the clock to preserve it, according to a report from OPB.
The blaze was first reported at 2:30 p.m. on U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land east of Coquille. Crews from the Coos Forest Protective Association quickly responded, establishing a containment line and setting up sprinklers to prevent flames from spreading along the ground. Helicopter teams successfully knocked back fire in the canopy, but
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