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Mop up and suppression repair efforts continue as Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 3 assumes command

FOSSIL, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 3 assumed command of the Fossil Complex this morning at 6:00 AM from ODF IMT 2. As mop up continues on the Service Fire, focus will shift to suppression repair of Fossil Complex, Battle Mountain, and Lone Rock fire scars. The repair work includes the removal of berms and the addition of water bars along dozer lines, along with fence repairs. This work will help the landscape recover and prevent erosion. Spike camps will be established in Long Creek and at the Morrow County OHV park to facilitate the suppression repair work on the Battle Mountain Complex and Lonerock Fire scar areas.

Some pockets of fuels continue to smolder within the Service Fire’s interior, and residents may see plumes of smoke during flare ups. Firefighters are continuing mop up efforts and widening containment lines. Aerial resources are also ready to respond to any fire activity that may threaten containment.

Today will be mostly sunny, with a mild warming trend for the next few days. High temperatures will be in the low 70s with minimum RH in the mid 20s and light winds from the northwest gusting 10 to 15 mph.

All evacuation levels for the Service Fire have been lifted and all zones have been placed into "Normal" status. The Two Cabin, Holmes, Kinzua and Canyon Fires are all in patrol status.

Videos: Recordings of the Daily Operations Updates and other stories are available at: https://www.youtube.com/@FossilComplex.

FIRE AT A GLANCE

Fossil Complex Total Size: 24,446 acres

Two Cabin - 253 acres

Canyon - 192 acres

Kinzua - 96 acres

Holmes - 15 acres

Service - 23,890

Containment: 68% 

Cause: Lightning

Current Cost: $24.2M

All Resources

Hand Crews: 32

Engines: 45

Water Tender: 17

Dozers: 11

Skidgen: 6

Excavator: 3

Total Resources: 1,020

Aerial Resources

Type 1: 2

Type 2: 2

Type 3: 2

Evacuations: None

ODF Incident Commander:

Tyler McCarty

Incident Management Team 3