The search sites are within the fire closure for the Pyramid Fire in Linn County. The Sweet Home Ranger District has closed that part of the Willamette National Forest until further notice.
The Pyramid Fire is being actively worked and is about 18 miles from the search sites, so right now it looks like minimal danger of those areas being burned. I’ll continue to monitor the fire and closure until it lifts.
Most likely I’ll resume ground searching in the fall and I’ll push as late into the winter as weather conditions allow.
Thanks
Ryan
The Search for Karen Jean Lee and Rodney L. Grissom 
Your dedication to this search is so admirable. I know I say thank you a lot, but I feel as if those words are not adequate. I don’t know would be. So just know, my heart swells with gratitude on behalf of my family and the Lee family.
With fire season wrecking havoc across Oregon again, I just pray that any evidence of my cousin and Karen is spared so that you may find it. Closure is only a dream at this point, but then there is you. If anyone can bring closure, it’s you.
Ryan, please take this time to rest up and relax with the knowledge that you are so appreciated.
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