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Homestead Complex and Lane 1 Fires 

 Update for Wednesday, September 11, 2024  

Heavy rain showers have arrived over the fire area today. Fire managers have a plan in place to keep firefighters safe should operations need to be adjusted. Fire behavior remained active yesterday on the Fuller Lake Fire and the northern flank of the Horse Heaven Fire. Three of the seven fires on the Homestead Complex are now 100% contained, 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: 9,483 acres 

Overall Containment: 31% 

Personnel: 483 

Location: 30 miles NE of Glide, OR 

Cause: Lightning 

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

Lane 1 Fire  

Start Date: July 17, 2024 

Size: 25,951 acres 

Containment: 99% 

Personnel: 92 

Location: Approx. 16 miles SE of Springfield, OR 

Cause: Lightning 

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

Fire Operations Summary: 

Yesterday on the Horse Heaven Fire (2,539 acres, containment: 56%), crews continued mopping-up spots just north of the north flank of the fire. Crews also continued mopping-up around spot fires on the northeast corner and a slopover on the northwest corner of the fire, both of which resulted from the recent burnout operation. A Type 1 (large) helicopter supported containment efforts along the north flank. Tomorrow, firefighters along the north flank will continue their focus on mopping-up and protecting containment lines. On the other flanks of the fire, clean-up and suppression work continues. 

On the Fuller Lake Fire (2,835 ac., containment: 0%), the fire has progressed south into the Boulder Creek Wilderness Area.  On the eastern flank, construction of new containment line continued. Crews and heavy equipment were prepping the 3810 and 5850 roads to serve as control lines. On the west flank, heavy equipment worked on the 3816 Road near the Reynolds Butte Fire to establish additional indirect containment line to the west. Firefighters are also working on reopening the 3850 Road where the fire had burned through. Crews nearly completed a hose lay around a 10-to-15-acre spot fire that started yesterday.  Helicopter bucket drops were applied along the western edge of the Wilderness Area to slow the fires progression. Fire managers will be scouting for options to construct additional control lines with the objective of keeping the fire from expanding to the west and east. Today’s operations will build on the work accomplished yesterday. 

The Bullpup Fire (501 ac., containment: 7%) 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 prevent the fire from progressing further north toward critical habitat for wild steelhead (the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area). 

On the No Man Fire (2,081 ac., containment: 44%), crews will be patrolling, mopping-up, chipping, hauling logs and conducting suppression repair operations. Suppression repair work will also continue on the Reynolds Butte and Lost Bucket fires. 

On the Lane 1 Fire (25,884 ac., containment: 99%), clean-up and suppression repair work will continue around the fire. 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 are two closure orders impacting every district of the Umpqua National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices. The forest is in High Fire Danger with Public Use Restrictions (PURs) at Level 2: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/fire/?cid=FSEPRD937986 

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: Widespread wetting rainfall over the fire area is predicted for Wednesday. Rainfall amounts are expected to range from over a quarter inch to about three quarters of an inch by the time precipitation tapers off Wednesday night. The system will also bring in isolated thunderstorm. Temperatures will range from the lower 60s in lower elevations to the 50s higher up. Winds will be out of the west throughout the day at 5 to 10 mph, with some higher gusts.  

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/