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Lane 1 Fire Information

Email: 2024.Lane1@firenet.gov

Fire Information: (541) 649-2399 voice/text

Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024

Warm, dry weather has increased fire activity on the Lane 1 Fire. Interior pockets of unburned vegetation flared up Wednesday evening in several areas. A fire crew, engine and water tender remained on the line as their shift ended Wednesday evening as the area west of Shane Saddle started to put up smoke. No action was taken as the fire remained within the perimeter with no threat to containment lines. Fire activity increased near an old cabin at a mine site in a green island southeast of Cat Mountain. Firefighters cut a handline around the site and conducted a small firing operation to remove fuels around the cabin. 

Thursday is expected to be the hottest day this week with the National Weather Service issuing an Excessive Heat Warning for Thursday and Friday. Temperatures are forecast to be 20-degrees hotter than normal for this time of year. Patrols will monitor the fire for any increases in fire activity through the weekend when temperatures are expected to return to seasonal norms.

Nighttime operations have ended but the public still needs to be aware of an increase in heavy equipment traffic on Brice Creek Road. Brice Creek Road remains closed between Champion Creek Road and Grass Creek Road as trucks enter the road from the fire area.

All roads starting from Brice Creek Road leading into the forest closure areas remain closed. These include but are not  limited to: 

• Alder Creek, BLM 22-1-12 
• Adams Creek, 2200-734 NFSR 
• Adams Mountain, 2241 NFSR 
• Cat Creek, 2263 NFSR 
• Champion Creek, 2473 NFSR 
• Noonday, 2212 NFSR 
• Grass Creek, 2213 NFSR 

Hunting season has opened in Oregon. Hunters need to be aware of closed areas before they take to the field. For an interactive map of Oregon Wildfire Response & Recovery go to: https://wildfire.oregon.gov/

Many of the roads, trails and general forest areas within the Umpqua National Forest are closed to provide for public and firefighter safety. For more information and a map of the closed areas go to: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices

Portions of the Bureau of Land Management, Northwest Oregon District, managed public lands, roads, sites, and trails are closed to all forms of public access. For more information and a map showing the closure go to: https://www.blm.gov/.../docs/2024-07/orwa-fpo-nwo-072024.pdf