An aircraft dumps fire retardant on a wildfire in the Malheur National Forest in 2022.

MT VERNON — Firefighters continued to make gains on the Beech Creek Fire, which has been burning for a little more than a week.

The current mapping of the fire shows the blaze covering 155 acres with 71% containment, according to a Tuesday, Aug. 9, press release from the U.S. Forest Service.

The fire broke out on Monday, Aug. 1, on both sides of Highway 395 North near milepost 106B between Long Creek and Mt. Vernon and is currently burning about 9 miles south of Long Creek. No evacuation orders are in effect.

Highway 395 North was scheduled to reopen to traffic in both directions by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, fire officials said.

According to the press release, the fire command would return to the Malheur National Forest, Blue Mountain Ranger District.

With hot and dry conditions anticipated throughout the rest of the week, fire officials said, the remaining crews would continue mop-up efforts south of Highway 395 and target hotspots within 100 feet of the interior containment lines. Meanwhile, teams would frequently patrol the area north of Highway 395.

At one point, more than 200 firefighters from the Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry and Grayback Forestry were assigned to the blaze.