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This will be the final evening update for the Fossil Complex. Daily updates will follow. Wetting Rain Falls On the Service Fire 

Heavy Fuels Continue to Smolder on the Service Fire SPRAY, Ore. – Overnight, cool temperatures and higher humidity aided firefighters who were uncovering and extinguishing hot spots along the fire line. Night shift worked deeper into the fire’s interior in areas where mop up operations are already underway. Along the eastern flank crews continued working and cooling heavy fuels near the lines so that mop up toward the interior can begin. 

Smoldering Heavy Fuels Persist on Service Fire 

Good Progress and Effective Night Work on the Service FireSPRAY, Ore. – Overnight crews were able to continue good work around the fire perimeter. Tactical burning operations during the late afternoon removed small pockets of fuel near indirect lines. Firefighters also capitalized on reduced fire behavior overnight to secure lines.

Drier Conditions Today On The Service FireSPRAY, Ore. – Containment lines were completed across all divisions on the Service Fire. The fire continued to pose problems on the eastern side of the fire as heat hidden under juniper trees flared up today, slowing the installation of plumbing and mop up. The unburned island in the middle of the fire, consisting of 600 acres of grass and timber, was lined today and mop up will begin tomorrow.

Drier Conditions Today On The Service Fire

FOSSIL COMPLEXEvening Update: Friday the 13th, 2024Social Media and Information Links:

Warmer and Drier Weather Returns Over Fires

Firefighters continue progress on Service Fire 

Cooler Weather Will Help in Firefighting Efforts