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Anvil Fire

Size: 22,170 acres       Start Date:  August 25, 2023  Location: 8 miles east of Port Orford, OR
Containment:  77%    Total personnel: 561  Resources: 14 crews, 2 helicopters, 13 engines

Today, Northwest Team 12 assumed command of the Anvil and Flat Fires. Firefighters continued to engage in repair and clean-up work as weather permitted yesterday. Containment was added to the perimeter along the northern finger. Infrared flights showed no heat along the eastern edge. This area will continue to be monitored. Crews hand piled brush on the northern line and will continue that work today. An excavator will begin repairing and closing dozer lines in the China Mountain area to reduce the potential for future erosion. Chipping will continue along the 5502 Road as weather permits. 

Evacuations Level I evacuation zones around the Anvil Fire remain. There are no evacuation statuses on the Flat Fire. View the interactive evacuation map at https://bit.ly/AnvilEvacs.  Sign up for Curry Co. emergency alerts at https://bit.ly/CurryCoEM.

Flat Fire

Size: 34,242 acres   Start Date:  July 15, 2023     Location:  2 miles southeast of Agness, OR   

Containment:  93%       Total personnel:  51    Resources: 1 crew, 3 engines

Crews worked on culvert repair with an excavator along the 3318 Road near Lawson North trailhead and will continue that work today as weather permits. 

Emergency Fire Area and Road Closures Still in Effect: 

Forest closures remain in place in both fire areas. There is an update to the Emergency Area and Road Closure for the Flat Fire, reducing the closure area and reopening roads adjacent to the fire area. The new order is effective October 3, 2023 through December 31, 2023 unless rescinded sooner. For current closure

information and maps, please visit: https://bit.ly/RRSNFAlerts or https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-closures/orrsf-anvil-fire.

Restrictions: The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest lifted all Public Use Restrictions on Forest Service

lands and moved to "low" fire danger. The Industrial Fire Precaution Level was reduced to Level 1.

Weather: Rain and wind is expected over the next few days and may limit work by heavy equipment in the fire areas. 

Smoke: For current smoke and air quality updates visit, https://bit.ly/SWORsmoke. Please drive slowly and

with headlights on through any fire area.

Contact Fire Information: (541) 216-4579 

Email: 2023.anvil@firenet.gov 

Facebook: facebook.com/flatfireoregon2023 

X/Twitter: twitter.com/RRSNF 

Inciweb Anvil Fire: bit.ly/AnvilFireOR 

Inciweb Flat Fire: bit.ly/FlatFireOR