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The Fossil Complex is comprised of the Canyon, Holmes, Two Cabin, Kinzua, and Service Fires. The complex is currently 24,431 acres in total and is burning in tall grass and timber.
The Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the Fossil Complex on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 6 PM.
| Current as of | Sun, 09/15/2024 - 19:01 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | under investigation |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | 1.5 miles NW of Spray;10 miles east of Fossil; 5 miles NE of Monument, Oregon |
| Incident Commander | Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 2, Incident Commander Matt Howard |
| Incident Description | The Fossil Complex is comprised of the Canyon, Holmes, Two Cabin, Kinzua, and Service Fires. The complex is currently 15,552 acres in total and is burning in tall grass and timber. |
| Coordinates |
44° 57' 32'' Latitude
-119° 43' 44
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 1294 |
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| Size | 24,431 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 8% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/25/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Grass and Understory) |
| Significant Events | Active Spotting Wind Driven Runs Torching Active fire behavior resulted in significant growth. |
| Planned Actions |
* Scout for and identify potential line location options. Identify resource needs to construct line as identified. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Seasonably warm temperatures and low humidity, combined with gusty winds have made for enhanced fire behavior that will continue for the next several hours. Service Fire has grown exponentially.
Anticipated after 72 hours: Fall-like conditions are forecasted through the weekend and continue through next week. |
| Remarks |
Fossil Complex consists of 5 fires for a total of 24059 acres:
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| Weather Concerns | It was dry and warm today with afternoon temperatures between 80-85 and the relative humidity between 15-21 percent. Ridgetop winds were predominantly from the west at 5-10 mph. Upslope and upvalley winds were also observed as well. Winds have varied in direction and speed across the terrain with higher gusts along west-east drainages, including along SR19 A cooling trend begins on Tuesday, and the relative humidity will be higher as well. Highs will be in the 70s and the relative humidity in the 20s. There will be a slight uptick in winds on Tuesday with gusts 15-17 mph along the ridgetops and 13-15 mph where the surface winds align with terrain. Wednesday wil be much cooler with showers likely. There is an excellent chance for wetting rain (that is, greater than 0.10 inch), and around a 30% chance for 0.25 inch of rain Wednesday through Thursday morning. |
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