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Homestead/Diamond Complexes and Lane 1 Fires

Sept. 29, 2024

Fire Information: 541-208-7100, 8 AM - 8 PM

InciWeb-Homestead: https://t.ly/syeHa and InciWeb-Diamond: https://bit.ly/4gCfLsp

Seven fires within the Homestead Complex, Lane 1, and Diamond Complex remain under active management by Northwest Team 12. Firefighting resources from the Homestead Complex remain available for initial attack response to new fire starts in the area as needed.

Homestead Complex: 10,024 acres, 35% contained │ Lane 1: 25,951 acres, 99% contained │ Diamond Complex: 11,141 acres, 90% contained │ Total personnel: 503

Warm and dry conditions contributed to backing fire and visible smoke yesterday. Infrared heat signatures still show scattered heat with smoldering and creeping in available fuels, but this predominantly interior activity poses no threat to the containment of the fires. 

Fire managers observed minimal surface spread on the northwest portion of the Horse Heaven Fire, and fire crews are continuing to patrol and mop up as needed. Chipping and mastication were completed along Forest Service Roads (FSR) 3180 and the 100 spur. Tomorrow chipping will begin along FSR 3829 and engine crews will continue to patrol and backhaul hose from areas where it’s no longer needed.

The Fuller Lake Fire continues to produce visible smoke as it backs and creeps into the Boulder Creek Wilderness. Fire managers estimate a few more days to complete chipping of slash along FSR 3810 as well as multiple days of hazardous tree removal work for sawyers. On the Bullpup Fire, numerous roads are still being graded and crews continue to chip piles of woody debris along roads.

The No Man Fire remains in patrol and monitor status presenting no signs of smoke or fire activity. On the Lane 1 Fire, excavators are completing fire suppression repair work in the Fairview area. 

Two fires remain uncontained on the Diamond Complex. Chipping continues on the Potter Fire along FSR 100, with chips being hauled away and utilized for ground cover in the Diamond Lake area. Tomorrow, radio technicians will fly in via helicopter to remove radio transmission equipment that is no longer needed from a remote site on Potter Peak. The Pine Bench Fire is wrapping up and showed no visible smoke.  

Closures: The Umpqua National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have revised closure orders. Two closure orders impact the Umpqua National Forest https://t.ly/Mvn6G. A BLM Roseburg District closure order remain also remains in place https://t.ly/uWX6l. A Temporary Flight Restriction remains in effect https://bit.ly/3XJL0cD. 

Weather: Winds will shift to westerly, which will result in a little more cloud cover, cooler temperatures, and gusty northwest winds. Very warm and dry conditions will return to the region Monday and Tuesday, with Tuesday being the warmest day. Temperatures in the valleys are forecasted to be 65-70 today.