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September 23, 2024

Firefighters are using direct and indirect tactics to suppress eight fires, totaling approximately 35,735 acres. The Lane 1 fire is 99% contained. The Homestead Complex of fires is 35% contained overall. 730 people are assigned to the Homestead Complex and Lane 1 fires. The goal of these fire suppression and repair efforts is to protect the values at risk: communities and infrastructure; private timber lands; and public resources, including recreation opportunities and fish spawning habitat.

On the Homestead Complex, crews are clearing and repairing roads impacted by the fires and by fire suppression activities. 100 miles of roadside have been chipped with 28 miles remaining, and 68 miles of road have been repaired with 59 miles remaining. For the Lane 1 Fire, 77 miles of roadside have been chipped with 8 miles remaining, and 55 miles of road has been repaired with 38 miles remaining.

Crews are improving containment lines across the fire area by reducing fuels through mastication, chipping wood, and hauling fuels to landings away from the fire. There are still many miles of uncontained fire edge. Firefighters detected additional hot spots and mopped up several areas on the Homestead Complex. Crews have been systematically searching areas and will continue to monitor and mop up as needed.

On the Horse Heaven Fire, firefighter patrols discovered some hot spots in the northwest and northeast sides of the fire which they were able to extinguish. Along the south end of the fire, crews completed hand line work. Road work continues on the 5850 road, on the east side of the Horse Heaven Fire area.  On the east flank, crews are grading roads and masticating and chipping fuels. Firefighters used helicopter water drops on some new hot spots.

On the Fuller Lake and Bullpup Fires, a chipper and excavator are working on the 200 and 300 roads on the north flank. On the west flank of the fire, crews are chipping fuels and installing water bars on dozer lines. On the east flank, firefighters are mopping up along the fire edge.  Firefighters used helicopter water drops to suppress emerging hot spots. 

On the No Man Fire, firefighters are finding and extinguishing a few scattered hotspots.  Today, crews are repairing dozer line on the south flank. 

On the Lane 1 Fire, crews are digging up and mopping hot spots along dozer fire lines in the north. On the south flank, crews are placing water bars on the Canton Creek Road to improve future drainage. On the 2241 and the 2263 roads, chipping and road repairs are nearly complete, and road grading is underway. About three miles of grading remain in this area. Firefighters are patrolling to identify any emerging hot spots as the weather warms and dries.

Closures and fire restrictions: Two closure orders impact every District of the Umpqua National Forest https://t.ly/Mvn6G. The forest is in Moderate Fire Danger with no Public Use Restrictions 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: Expect warm and dry days in the 70s and 80s with light winds from the east accompanied by a drying trend. Fire behavior is expected to slowly increase as the warm dry weather continues.