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Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp - Fire Update 

August 21, 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/ 

Weather: Temperatures for today are expected to be much like Saturday, in the high 80s with relative humidity at 22%. A slight uptick in winds is expected northwesterly along the ridgetops later in the day and into the overnight hours. For smoke information visit: AirNow.gov. 

Big Swamp Fire:  Firefighters continue mop-up near containment lines. Some interior islands of fuels remain and will be monitored for rekindling and burning where they approach fire lines. Sprinklers placed along the 2153 Road mid-slope have been successful in holding the fire in place. 

Potter Fire: Firefighters have been diligently working to harden fire lines as the fire continues to creep down Potter Mountain towards established containment lines. Heavy helicopters continue to use water bucket drops on remaining hot spots to aid crews with mop-up operations on the ground. Fire crews are working to deepen, strengthen, and cool containment lines as the fire slowly backs down to fire control lines. Chippers and masticators are being used to widen fuel breaks along roads and remove downed woody vegetation.   

Windigo Fire: The fire remains in patrol status. Resource Advisors are working closely with firefighters and repair work is going faster than expected. Crews are working to complete repairs to dozer lines and roads used by suppression equipment.  

Resources: 25 hand crews, 11 engines, 3 dozers, 8 water tenders, 5 Type 1 helicopters. Total personnel 719.  

Closures: For firefighter and public safety, follow the Big Swamp, Windigo, and Potter Fires. Additional Potter Fire Road Closure – https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices  

Pacific Crest Trail – visit https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/closures/oregon/ for more information. 

Public Safety:  As fire activity diminishes, hazards from fire effects and suppression activities remain. Crews and equipment continue to use roads for both suppression and post-fire suppression repair. Activities like brushing and chipping along roadsides and falling trees remain hazards on the landscape. You can help keep firefighters and the public safe by adhering to the closure orders until they are officially lifted. 

Windigo Fire  
Acreage: Approx. 1,007 acres  
Containment: 96%  
Location: 20 mi SW of La Pine, OR  
Cause: Lightning  

Potter Fire  
Acreage: Approx. 619 acres   
Containment: 65%  
Location: 8 mi NE of Toketee Lake    
Cause: Lightning  

Big Swamp  
Acreage: Approx. 110 acres   
Containment: 50%  
Location: 6.5 mi N of Lemolo Lake  
Cause: Lightning