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Cottage Grove - Lane 1

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Unit Information

South Cascade District

Oregon Department of Forestry

3150 Main Street

Springfield,

Oregon

97478

Agency Name: Oregon Deparment of Forestry

Agency Abbreviation

DOF

South Cascade District

Oregon Department of Forestry

3150 Main Street

Springfield,

Oregon

97478

Agency Name: Oregon Deparment of Forestry

Agency Abbreviation

DOF

Incident Contacts

Lela Braunsch

Email: 2024.lane1@firenet.gov

Phone: 3524001218

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Fri, 07/26/2024 - 23:32

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The Lane 1 Fire is located Approximately 6 miles SE of Dorena, Oregon it began on Thursday, July 17th. The North Carolina Incident Management Team took command of the fire on July 23rd.

Basic Information
Current as of	Fri, 07/26/2024 - 23:42
Incident Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lighting/Natural
Date of Origin	Wed, 07/17/2024 - 14:15
Location	Approximately 16 miles SE of Springfield, OR
Incident Commander	Michael Cheek, ICCI North Carolina Forest Service
Coordinates	43° 39' 41'' Latitude -122° 47' 2 '' Longitude

Current Situation
Total Personnel:	461
Size	1,585 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	0%
Estimated Containment Date	10/01/2024
Fuels Involved	Timber (Litter and Understory) Closed Timber Litter Light Logging Slash Narrative: The fire is burning in three different fuel types. In the higher elevations, mature stands of mixed conifer dominate the fuel bed. Within these stands, there is a mix of brush and hardwoods, along with heavy dead and down on the surface. The lower elevations give way to stands of 20–30-year-old second growth Douglas fir and western hemlock. These stands are fairly open in the understory and have some dead and down material. In areas that have been logged. Grass, brush and light logging slash dominate the fuel bed. A special fuel of concern is the moss hanging from the limbs of trees otherwise known as ¿old man¿s beard¿. This fuel ignites and lofts very easily and become very problematic especially during strategic firing operations. Several days of hot temperatures, very low daytime relative humidity, and poor nighttime relative humidity recoveries and very little precipitation, have critically dried the fuels. Current fuel conditions reflect what is typically seen in mid-August. The ERC-y is currently above the 90th percentile and the 100 -hr and 1000 -hr fuel moistures are at 15%. These fuels will contribute to fire behavior and in most cases, completely consume.
Significant Events	Active Flanking Backing Torching Narrative: Moderate to active fire behavior will continue to be observed for the near future. Fire behavior characteristics include, backing and flanking fire with moderate rates of spread and flame lengths. In areas where roll out occurs. Short, uphill surface fire runs may be observed along with some torching. Critically dry fuels support a high spotting potential and intense mop up

Outlook
Planned Actions	Continue to mop-up existing spots and fire lines. Continue to protect private timber company resources in addition to BLM and USFS natural / cultural values. Ensure the fire area is free of public for life safety. Provide safety for all fire fighters during operations.
Projected Incident Activity	12 hours: Fire remains active with pockets of active fire behavior including smoldering, creeping, backing, and isolated/group torching. Perimeter has pockets of heat including, smoldering, creeping, and backing during peak burn period. Unchecked perimeters will continue to see growth, especially along the southeast quadrants of the fires. Fire growth during this period will be moderate. 24 hours: Active fire behavior will continue to be seen on the fire. Fuels and topography will keep growth consistent. Expect active surface fire will continue to be active backing, flanking and isolated torching. Fire growth during this period will be moderate. 48 hours: Active fire behavior will continue to be seen on the fire. Fuels and topography will keep growth consistent. Expect active surface fire will continue to be active backing, flanking and isolated torching. Fire growth during this period will be moderate. 72 hours: Active fire behavior will continue to be seen on the fire. Fuels and topography will keep growth consistent. Expect active surface fire will continue to be active backing, flanking and isolated torching. Fire growth during this period will be moderate. Anticipated after 72 hours: Active fire behavior will continue to be seen on the fire. Fuels and topography will keep growth consistent. Expect active surface fire will continue to be active backing, flanking and isolated torching. Fire growth during this period will be moderate.
Remarks	This Incident Management Team is also managing Clark 900, Adam Mountain, Mineral, Quartz, Jack Saddle, and Puddin Fires. All cost is being tracked under Lane 1.

Current Weather
Weather Concerns	Observed Weather - Friday The incident observed another day of persistent onshore flow with light northwest winds generally 5-10 mph mixing with localized terrain driven upslope/up valley flows. Temperatures around the landscape ranged in the 70s with upper 60s across upper elevations. Afternoon humidity values dipped into the 30-40% range. Tonight - Mostly clear conditions will yield downslope and down valley diurnal flows with efficient cooling and excellent humidity recoveries in lower valleys. Upper elevations will maintain a light northwesterly wind with good humidity recoveries over 80%. Saturday - Sunday A persistent onshore flow will continue through the weekend which will provide a light northwest flow mixed with localized terrain driven flows. Seasonable temperatures and minimum afternoon humidity around 30-40% are expected. Mostly clear conditions will allow for cool nights and diurnal downslope flows and good humidity recoveries overnight.