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Homestead Complex and Lane 1 Fires 

 Update for Monday, September 9, 2024  

Fire behavior remains very active on the northern flank of the Horse Heaven Fire, Fuller Lake and Bullpup fires. Fire managers continue directing limited resources to fires based on threats to property, infrastructure, industry, critical habitat and areas with the highest probability of success while providing for firefighter and public safety. Three of the seven fires on the Homestead Complex have now reached 100% containment, the Salmon 33 Fire (275 ac.) on August 24, 2024, the Reynolds Butte Fire (334 ac.) on August 22, 2024, and the Lost Bucket Fire (34 ac.) on July 29, 2024. 

Homestead Complex Fire 

Start Date: July 19, 2024 

Size: 8649 acres 

Containment: 60% 

Personnel: 541 

Location: 15 miles NE of Glide, OR 

Cause: Lightning 

Fire Information: https://tinyurl.com/25vkhfjp 

Lane 1 Fire  

Start Date: July 17, 2024 

Size: 25,911 acres 

Containment: 97% 

Personnel: 209 

Location: Approx. 16 miles SE of Springfield, OR 

Cause: Lightning 

Fire Information:  https://tinyurl.com/29k3nnly 

Fire Operations Summary: 

Homestead Complex Fire: Yesterday on the Horse Heaven Fire (2,539 acres, containment: 64%), crews were putting in direct line and mopping-up around a number of the spot fires that crossed the 3831 Road. Crews continued improving handline and mopping-up around a slopover that occurred on the first day of firing on the west side of the planned burnout area. Firefighters continued with burnout operations to widen and strengthen containment lines with the support of a UAS (unmanned drone) doing aerial ignitions. In the northwest corner, a Hotshot crew will continue to build containment line and strengthen existing line heading west from the burnout operation down into the Horse Heaven Creek drainage.  The objective is to prevent the fire from moving northwest out of the creek basin. Firefighters utilized helicopter bucket drops to check-up (slow) and moderate fire behavior. 

On the Fuller Lake Fire (2,835 ac., containment: 5%), the fire has progressed north and joined with the Bullpup Fire at its southern flank. A third operations division has been added (Division T) to manage the very active eastern flank of the Fuller Lake Fire, and an already in place division (Division W) will be managing operations on the western flank of the fire. The southern front of the fire has progressed south into the Boulder Creek Wilderness Area. The fire has not crossed the primary and secondary containment lines that include the 200 and 300 roads, that run north-south, along the west flank of the fire. However, the fire has crossed containment lines in the east and south, including across the 5851 Road. Crews are preparing the 3810 and 5850 roads to serve as control lines. Fire managers are scouting the area for options to construct additional control lines. Helicopter bucket drops were used yesterday to check-up the fire’s progression.  

The Bullpup Fire (501 ac., containment: 17%) remains within primary and secondary control lines, this includes control lines to the north along the 300 Road system. The priority objective for fire managers is to keep the Bullpup fire within established control lines in order to prevent the fire from progressing further north toward critical habitat for wild steelhead (the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area). With that priority objective in mind, crews continue to improve and strengthen primary and secondary containment lines ahead of the northern flank of the fire. 

On the No Man Fire (2,081 ac., containment: 28%), helicopter bucket drops were used to cool down a hotspot inside the fire along the southern flank.  Today, crews will be patrolling and mopping-up, and chipping and suppression operations will continue. Suppression repair work will also continue on the Reynolds Butte and Lost Bucket fires. 

On the Lane 1 Fire (25,884 ac., containment: 97%), similar to yesterday, the “green islands” well interior on the fire continue to burn (consume) with no threat to control lines. Suppression repair continues around the fire where control lines no longer needed for containment are returned to a more natural state. The work includes chipping vegetation and log hauling operations, and repairing forest road infrastructure. This work will also make it safer for the public once closures to public managed lands are removed. 

Closures and Fire Restrictions: 

There is one large closure impacting the Cottage Grove, North Umpqua, and Diamond Lake districts. Emergency Fire Closure ORDER NO. 06-15-24-07: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices/?aid=88996. On August 30, 2024, the Umpqua National Forest decreased Public Use Restrictions (PURs) to Level 2, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1202470. For more information on PURs, IFPLs, or other fire management information, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/umpqua/fire 

The closure order issued by Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Roseburg District, for portions of BLM land which border the Umpqua National Forest Emergency Fire Closure north of Steamboat remains in effect: https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-07/orwa-fpo-rbg-072624.pdf  

Weather: Warm and dry conditions will continue. Temperatures will approach the upper 70s to 80. Winds will light from the east in the AM and then become northwesterly in the PM.  There remains a slight possibility of a shower or isolated thunderstorm. 

There is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the fires. Please remember, if you fly we can’t! If a drone or other aircraft enters the air space, all firefighting aviation equipment will be grounded. 

Fire Information Line: 541-208-7100 (Staffed 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 

Email: 2024.homesteadcomplex@firenet.gov 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HomesteadComplexFireInfo/