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| Current as of | Wed, 09/11/2024 - 16:05 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning |
| Location | North of Fort Rock, OR |
| Incident Commander | Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 3, Lonnie Click Incident Commander |
| Incident Description | Firestone Fire is 10,240 acres, located 21 miles north of Fort Rock, Oregon Flat Top Fire is 28240 acres, located 10 miles north of Fort Rock, Oregon |
| Coordinates |
43° 29' 49'' Latitude
-121° 6' 8
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 116 |
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| Fuels Involved | Dense stands of ponderosa pine reproduction with brush and grass understory intermixed with higher elevation and slope oriented stands of mixed timber litter and understory. |
| Significant Events | Extreme fire behavior with plume development very early in the burn period. Fire spread along the full perimeter including upwind growth. Sustained crown fire and downwind spread driven by long-range spotting. |
| Planned Actions |
Continue primary and secondary indirect line construction and firing operations to prevent the main fire from advancing south, east and north. Continue to protect critical values to the east including power lines and grazing allotments. Provide initial attack support to local agencies |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
Elevated humidity levels and light precipitation will moderate fire activity, but response to moisture will lag in timber litter and larger fuels. Active fire behavior is expected. |
| Weather Concerns | An approaching weather system will move into the region on Wednesday bringing rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. It will also bring much cooler temperatures and higher humidity levels. A ridge of high pressure will begin to move back into the area on Thursday with continued cool temperatures but dry conditions. |
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