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Southwest Oregon forest fire expands to 1,760 acres The Associated Press BROOKINGS -- A spreading forest fire on steep terrain in heavy timber near the coast grew to 1,760 acres Sunday, but firefighters were getting a boost from fog and high humidity that kept flames diminished in parts of the affected area. More than 900 firefighters were fighting the flames and had it about 25 percent contained Sunday, said Frank Carson of the Northwest Interagency Management Team. Full containment was projected for as early as Wednesday. He said the fog was keeping helicopters out of the effort over most of the fire but that retardant was being dropped on the fire's western edge. The fire, of undetermined origins, was reported on Tuesday and has grown gradually. Winds were light, helping crews to control hot spots in the fire, which is on the Siskiyou National Forest. The fire is on Mount Emily, best known as the place where a submarine-launched Japanese plane dropped incendiary bombs in World War II. It is burning on the edge of the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area, home to some of the few redwoods growing in Oregon. Elsewhere in Oregon, a fire in the Oregon Coast Range 30 miles west of Eugene was declared contained at 6 p.m. Saturday after it burned 1,057 acres. In Central Oregon, a fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation that charred 6,172 acres of brush, grass and trees was in mopup on Sunday. Highway 26, which had been closed at times when the fire ran unchecked, was open Sunday but the Central Oregon Interagency management Team said smoke was still heavy at times along the roadway, posing a traffic hazard. A team statement said firefighters and equipment will be on the highway for several days and urged drivers to use caution or find an alternate route. Mail Tribune Copyright � The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, Oregon USA