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Devil’s Knob and Milepost 98 Fires Evening Update for Tuesday, September 10, 2024 

KEY MESSAGES: 

CIMT NW 13 will be holding a public meeting tomorrow at 7:00 pm at the South Umpqua Community Church; 27292 Tiller Trail Hwy, Days Creek, OR 97429. The community will be provided a briefing by the Incident Management Team and Agency Administrators from local units on the fire management strategy, objectives, and tactical operations. This meeting will be recorded and posted to Facebook for those unable to attend.  

All lanes on the Interstate-5 corridor near Milepost 98 Fire are open. 

The overall incident strategy is to minimize impacts to values at risk through direct line construction where possible and indirect actions when necessary. 

CURRENT STATUS:  

Devil’s Knob- Resources: 612 Crews: 17 Engines: 16 Water Tenders: 10 

The Devil’s Knob night group continued to strengthen lines and worked diligently on the spot from the night before. On the northeast flank near the 1610 road, crews continue to work on containment lines. Aviation worked buckets most of the shift keeping fire in check. On the southern edge, fire backed to the containment lines today giving crews a great opportunity to mop-up lines and deepen the lines to hold better for containment. On the northwest flank, crews were able to deepen control lines. For tomorrow, the goal is to continue to secure and hold containment lines, and mop-up where it is safe to minimize the impacts to the values at risk. Crews tonight will have additional challenges with the cold front coming in bringing stronger winds. This will make it harder for crews working due to the fire weakened trees. 

Milepost 98- Resources: 337 Crews: 13 Engines: 13 Water Tenders: 13 

Night shift on the MP 98 incident had another quiet evening with crews continuing to mop-up and patrol, strengthening the control lines for the day shift. On the southern edge, falling of overhead hazard trees is complete and crews continue to mop-up and deepen the control lines. Towards the I-5 corridor, hazard trees need to be removed to reduce threats to the highway. Crews were able to mop-up control lines to a depth of 50 feet.  Bucket work with the helicopters worked interior smokes to keep heat down and minimize threat to containment lines. On the northern edge, crews worked all day moping up and patrolling lines with no issues. Night shift will continue to work perimeters and strengthen lines in preparation for the incoming weather.