Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp - Fire Update August 25, 2022
Potter Fire
Publication Type: News
08/26/2022
Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp - Fire Update
August 25, 2022
Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm) Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.govPotter 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/ The Umpqua National Forest has reduced the Emergency Fire Closure for the Windigo fire (details below). Weather: Today will be hot and dry, with a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms possible. Temperatures are expected to cool starting Friday with a slight chance of showers by Saturday. For smoke information visit AirNow.gov. Big Swamp Fire: Isolated pockets of moderate fire activity were well within control lines yesterday. Firefighters continue to utilize the sprinkler system along the 2153 Road to check advance of the fire toward the north. Elsewhere on the fire, crews are patrolling, mopping up, and repairing control lines. Potter Fire:. There was minimal to no fire activity yesterday. Crews continue with dozer, hand line, and road repair. Chipping, processing, and hauling of danger trees that have been removed is ongoing. Camel Hump Fire: Yesterday there was minimal fire behavior. Fire crews completed mitigating hazard trees and laying a hose line around the fire perimeter. Firefighters will use water from the hose lay to mop up hotspots along the fireline. Windigo Fire: Firefighters continue work repairing remaining dozer and hand lines to restore natural drainage on the landscape and minimize the potential for sediment to flow into local streams. Fire crews also made excellent progress grading, repairing, and removing hazard trees along the 60 Road to the Windigo Pass Trailhead on the Pacific Crest Trail. Resources: 14 hand crews, 13 engines, 2 dozers, 17 water tenders, 5 helicopters. Total personnel 633. Closures: The portion of the Pacific Crest Trail within the Umpqua National Forest and the Kelsay Valley Horse Camp have been reopened. Other trails in the area, including in the Mt. Thielsen Wilderness, are now open. Area closures for the Windigo and Potter Fires remain posted on the Umpqua National Forest Alerts & Notices page. 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. As roads begin to open, please drive slowly through the areas. Stopping along roads and highways to observe operations creates a safety hazard for both firefighters and the public. Windigo Fire
Size: Approx. 1,007 acres
Containment: 98%
Location: 20 mi SW of La Pine, OR
Cause: Lightning
Potter Fire
Size: Approx. 628 acres
Containment: 88%
Location: 8 mi NE of Toketee Lake
Cause: Lightning
Camel Hump Fire
Size: Approx. 6 acres
Containment: 10%
Location: 6 miles SW of Potter Mountain
Cause: Lightning
Big Swamp Fire
Size: Approx. 110 acres
Containment: 84%
Location: 6.5 mi N of Lemolo Lake
Cause: Lightning
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