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September 18, 2024

Firefighters are working to fully suppress eight fires, totaling approximately 35,650 acres, using direct and indirect tactics to respond to all fires. 800 people are assigned to the Homestead Complex and Lane 1 fires. Three of the fires in the Homestead Complex are 100% contained: the Salmon 33 Fire (275 acres) on August 24; the Reynolds Butte Fire (334 acres) on August 22; and the Lost Bucket Fire (34 acres) on July 29. 

Crews are improving containment lines across the fire area by reducing fuels through mastication, chipping wood, and hauling fuel to landings away from the fire. There are still many miles of uncontained fire edge. Firefighters are mopping up, widening and strengthening fire lines by extinguishing hot spots and removing fuels. Crews are also clearing and repairing roads impacted by the fires and by fire suppression activities.

On the Horse Heaven Fire (2,741 acres, 56% containment), crews completed preparation of the O25 and O26 roads and will begin mastication along the 3829 road on the uncontained fire edge. They removed hose lays that were no longer needed on the northern half of the hand line at the northwest edge of the fire. Spot fires over the fire line at the northeast fire edge are now in patrol status. On the north and east flanks, firefighters are mopping up 100- to 200-feet in. There is persistent heat in those areas and a lot of ground to cover. Chippers are working on the 3831 road and graders are repairing portions of the 38 road.

On the Fuller Lake (3,690 acres, 0% containment) and Bullpup (535 acres, 7% containment) fires, a chipper and excavator are working along the north flank reducing fuels and cleaning out ditches. The slop-over at the northeast edge of the fire is now secure. On the east flank, mastication is complete; fallers will remove snags to ensure continued access. Approximately ½-mile per day of mastication is underway along the 3810 road adjacent to the wilderness boundary. On the west flank, heavy equipment is working south, masticating fuels and repairing roads, and dozer and hand lines. Hot spots remain in the west, near Bradley Lake.

On the No Man Fire (2,090 acres, 44% containment), there were no major hot spots on the uncontained south edge yesterday. Crews on the south flank finished repairing dozer line near Chilcoot Mountain and will continue to work on other dozer lines in the area today. Today, they will grade roads and patrol the east flank.

Lane 1 (25,951 acres, 99% containment) firefighters are working toward the interior on the west flank along Sharps Creek and Clark Creek roads. Crews finished hauling logs on the 2328 road yesterday. An excavator will continue working along that road today. Crews are also grading to repair the Tye Road, as well as roads on the south flank of the fire. Grading is now complete on the 2362 road. On the east flank, fire managers added a crew to assist with chipping. The focus today is on the southeast flank, removing logs and debris.

Closures and fire restrictions: Two closure orders impact every District of the Umpqua National Forest https://t.ly/Mvn6G. The forest is in High Fire Danger with Public Use Restrictions at Level 2 https://t.ly/LI4cd. A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roseburg District closure order is in effect for portions of BLM land bordering the Umpqua National Forest closure north of Steamboat https://t.ly/uWX6l. A BLM Northwest Oregon District closure is also in place for an area west of the Lane 1 fire https://t.ly/oW1lG.

Weather: Approximately 0.1-inch of rain fell across the fire area yesterday. Today, expect humidity and low clouds in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. A warming and drying trend is forecast with temperatures in the 70s on Sunday. With the weather shift, fire may continue to spread in unsecured areas.