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 around 90 degrees are expected in the lowlands and mid to upper 80s on the ridges with humidity in the teens. Better humidity recoveries are expected tonight along with slightly milder conditions in the lowlands. Another warming and drying trend is still expected through at least Thursday before conditions potentially moderate.

Big Swamp Fire:  Minimal fire behavior was reported on the Big Swamp fire yesterday. Sprinklers systems placed along the 2153 Road mid-slope have been successful in holding the fire. Firefighters continue mop-up operations and are patrolling the fire perimeter looking for hotspots.

Potter Fire: The fire made progress backing down to the established control lines on the 269 road. With favorable weather conditions, firefighters are performing small tactical burns to clean up unburned pockets of fuel along firelines. Chipping and hazard tree abatement is proceeding along the remaining edges of the fireline. Smoke may be visible from interior islands of debris and vegetation as fuels are slowly consumed.

Camel Hump Fire: A new lightning-caused fire that started in the Boulder Creek Wilderness will now be managed by NW Team 10. A coordinated response between firefighters on the ground and air resources are working to suppress the Camel Hump Fire. The fire is estimated at less than 10 acres.

Windigo Fire: A designated repair group is working on the Windigo Fire to complete repairs on roads, trails, and dozer lines that were utilized by firefighters. Resource Advisors continue to work closely with fire crews in an effort to repair and minimize the impacts to the land. The fire remains in patrol status.

Resources: 23 hand crews, 15 engines, 6 dozers, 6 water tenders, 2 helicopters. Total personnel 761.

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: 72% 

Location: 8 mi NE of Toketee Lake   

Cause: Lightning 

Big Swamp 

Acreage: Approx. 110 acres  

Containment: 57% 

Location: 6.5 mi N of Lemolo Lake 

Cause: Lightning 

Informacion Actual de los Incendios Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp -

21 de Agosto, del 2022

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  

 Perspectiva del humo 19 Agusto 2022

Información al día de los Incendios Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp

19 de agosto, 2022

 See attached Related Information Smoke Outlook for Windigo, Big Swamp, Potter fires 8/19/22

Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp - Fire Update

August 19, 2022

Información al día de los Incendios Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp

18 de agosto, 2022

Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp - Fire Update

August 18, 2022