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Willamette Complex South Fire Update

208, Moss Mountain, Coffee Pot, Tire Mountain, McKinley Creek and Chalk Fires

Date: Monday, September 30, 2024 

Fire Causes: Lightning

Email: 2024.willamettecomplex@firenet.gov  

Information Phone Line: 541-225-6305

Willamette Complex South:  Personnel: 463 Total Willamette Complex South Acres: 23,594

InciWeb:  https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orwif-willamette-complex-fires-south 

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

Summary

The Chalk, Coffee Pot, McKinley Creek and Tire Mountain fires are 100% contained. The Coffee Pot Fire is in patrol-and-monitor status. Conditions will be favorable for road repair, any needed air support, and any ongoing suppression repair operations. Three helicopters dropped water on hot spots Sunday. Incident Management is reassessing, shifting, or demobilizing resources as the situation warrants. Some personnel from the Willamette Complex have shifted to the Red Fire to support the Type 3 Incident Management Team that assumed command of that fire last night.

Chalk Fire (6,006 acres, 100% containment)  

Slash hauling along the 1912 Road is complete. Control lines are in place and holding the perimeter of the fire. Crews will be working on ditch repairs and control line repairs.

Moss Mountain Fire (2,209 acres, 10% containment)

The work on and near the Wolf Mountain Communications Site is now complete. Crews are continuing repairs to the indirect control lines north and east of the fire.

208 Fire (9,129 acres, 4% containment)

Chipping in the 208 Fire area continues. Due to completed road repairs, Sierra Pacific Industries is now able to safely conduct operations on their property. Some active fire behavior was reported on the flanks of the 208 Fire over the weekend. That is being closely monitored, and work continues on the Swift Creek drainage.

Weather and Fire Behavior

The forecast for the next few days calls for temperatures in the mi-60s to low-70s. Relative humidity is dropping, so overnight recovery is poor. This means we can expect fine fuels and 10-hour fuels to become more likely to ignite. Crews will be patrolling for spotting and torching inside and near fire perimeters.

Closures, Fire Restrictions, and Evacuation 

For closure information, visit:  https://tinyurl.com/WillFireClosures2024. 

For fire restrictions, visit: https://tinyurl.com/WillFireRestrictions2024.