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Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp Fire Update - August 29, 2022

Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov

Potter Fire InciWeb:                 https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/

Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/

Big Swamp InciWeb:   https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/

Facebook:                                https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/

Big Swamp Fire: Heavy equipment operators continue to repair dozer line in steep terrain as fire crews continue mop up and patrol fire of the area.

Potter Fire: Firefighters continue with mop up and completed some backhaul of equipment. Crews will also continue chipping, line repair and snag  removal operations.

Camel Hump Fire: Fire crews met with Resource Advisors on road repair plans and continue patrol in fire area.

Windigo Fire: Additional crews led to good progress with road repair and chipping operations. Firefighters continue repairing dozer and hand lines to restore natural drainage on the landscape. Heavy equipment operators will be working on the 60 Road.

Resources: 11 hand crews, 9 engines, 4 dozers, 17 water tenders, 5 helicopters. Total personnel 530.

Weather: The warming and drying trend continues with temperatures in the high 70s to mid 80s.Winds are from the SE at 3-5 miles per hour changing to SW-W winds later in the day. Find smoke information at  AirNow.gov.

NW9 Incident Management Team has assumed management of the fires with Incident Commander Tyson Albrecht.

Closures: The Deschutes and Umpqua National Forests (NF) reduced fire closures around the Windigo fire, opening a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail and other roads and trails. The Willamette NF reduced fire closures around the Big Swamp Fire, opening many roads south of Diamond Drive (Forest Road 21). To provide for public and firefighter safety, the Umpqua NF issued a closure for the Camel Hump Fire. More information at: Umpqua National Forest Alerts  HYPERLINK "https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices"& HYPERLINK "https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices" Notices, Willamette NF:  https://bit.ly/3cv1Ms6, and Deschutes NF: https://bit.ly/3pMM0vP.

Public Safety:  Brushing and chipping along roadsides, falling trees and the use of heavy equipment continues for post-fire suppression repair. You can help keep firefighters and the public safe by adhering to the closure orders until they are officially lifted. 

Windigo Fire 
Size: Approx. 1,007 acres
Containment: 99% 
Location: 20 mi SW of

La Pine, OR 
Cause: Lightning 

Potter Fire 
Size: Approx. 629 acres  
Containment: 96% 
Location: 8 mi NE of

Toketee Lake   
Cause: Lightning 

Camel Hump Fire
Size: Approx. 6 acres  
Containment: 100% 
Location: 6 miles SW of Potter Mountain 
Cause: Lightning 

Big Swamp Fire
Size: Approx. 110 acres  
Containment: 97% 
Location: 6.5 mi N of Lemolo Lake 
Cause: Lightning