Incident Media Videos

Listen to a clip from the morning fire update on Monday, July 31. Operations Section Chief James Osborne explains the ongoing firing operations on the southwest corner of the Flat Fire. To see the full operations briefing video, click on the following link: https://fb.watch/m7NVYJtxW7/

Firing operations, also referred to as burnouts, are being utilized along Forest Service Road 3680 and a control line near Game Lake. Aerial ignitions from drones (unstaffed aircraft systems) and helicopters provide depth by removing interior fuels in a coordinated, deliberate fashion. This will ultimately safeguard against weather events that may increase fire behavior and test the containment lines. The current weather conditions and fire operation methods have resulted in low intensity understory burns that limit tree mortality.

Operations Section Chief Trainee Brett Brown describes some of the past fire history in the Flat Fire area including the Biscuit and Klondike fire. These past fires have changed the vegetation on the ground affecting how the Flat Fire is moving on the landscape.

Incident Commander Dan Quinnones shares a morning update of the Flat Fire for Monday, July 30, 2023. 

This short video shows some of the ongoing work to build alternate or backup lines along three road systems in the fire area, Hunter Creek (FR 3680), Quosatana (FR 3313), and Burnt Ridge (2208) roads. Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) is helping coordinate this effort.

Brett Thomas, Contingency Branch Director explains the scope and purpose of this work. "We are operating in three key areas right now within the contingency group. We are using mechanized equipment and some of our handcrews to get this project through. The whole purpose of this effort is to have an alternate, a backup, in case our primary lines are compromised at any point in time in the future."

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Operations Section Chief Trainee Tim Barnet shares a morning update of the Flat Fire for Monday, July 29, 2023. 

Operations Section Chief Trainee Tim Barnet shares a morning update of the Flat Fire for Monday, July 29, 2023. 

Slideshow of a falling module cutting hazard trees along Burnt Ranch Road (Forest Road 2308). These professional fallers help create a more safe work environment.

Operations Section Chief Trainee Tim Barnet shares a morning update of the Flat Fire for Monday, July 28, 2023. 

Operations Section Chief James Osborne shares a morning update of the Flat Fire for Monday, July 27, 2023. 

A K-Max Helicopter dips a water bucket from Game Lake. Helicopters are supporting ground resources by cooling down areas of heat on the Flat Fire.

This video shows the ongoing firing operation with an explanation by Ops Section Chief Brett Brown. The purpose of this firing operation is secure the southwest corner of the Flat Fire while taking into account personnel safety and choosing a location with the highest probability of success.

A Timelapse of a feller buncher falling and stacking trees to help create a shaded fuel break along Hunter Ridge Road (Forest Road 3680). This road will serve as an alternate line to the primary containment line in the southwest corner of the Flat Fire.