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Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires Daily Update – Saturday, August 3, 2024 The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires are a total of 12,629 acres and is considered 7% contained. Percent containment represents sections of fire line that pose no escape risk without further action from firefighters. There are currently 1221 personnel assigned to the incident. Firefighters have initiated and will continue conducting burnout operations over the next several days utilizing existing and incoming surge resources as weather conditions allow. Firefighters are conducting the burnouts during the swing shift and will hold during the day and night shifts. Scooper Planes may be operating out of Dorena Lake to support fire operations. A community meeting held at the Cottage Grove Faith Center yesterday evening was well attended by 100 local residents who expressed their appreciation for the firefighting efforts. Senator Wyden’s office and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle’s office was in attendance at the meeting, as were agency administrators from the Oregon Department of Forestry-South Cascades/Umpqua Units, the Bureau of Land Management-Northwest Oregon District, the Umpqua National Forest, the Row River Fire Department, and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. Closures: Due to the wildfires, the Umpqua National Forest has issued Forest Order No. 06-15-24-03 and Forest Order No. 06-15-02-24-01 that can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/aler/umpqua/alertsnotices. The Bureau of Land Management has issued the following emergency closure for Lane County: https://www.blm.gov/announcement/bureau-land-management-expands-emergency-fire-closure-duecottage-grove-lane-1-fire The following County roads are closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these roads: Brice Creek Road east of Umpqua National Forest Boundary, all of Sharps Creek Road. Evacuations: A “Level 2” evacuation notice is in effect for the Bohemia Mining District and Fairview Peak. Additionally, a “Level 1” evacuation notice has been issued by the Lane County Sheriff’s Department for areas east of Disston, starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following Brice Creek Road south. An evacuation map is available at: www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire. Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR): A “TFR” is in place at an altitude from the surface up to and including 8500 feet, daily (24 hours) until further notice. Complete information is available at https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_4814.html. Flying a drone near or around a wildfire compromises the safety of pilots and interferes with firefighting efforts. For further information visit the Inciweb links for each Cottage Grove-Lane 1 fires below: Lane 1: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or77s-Cottage-Grove-lane-1 Adam Mountain: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-adam-mountain Hours: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM E-mail: 2024.lane1@firenet.gov Facebook:http://www.Facebook.com/CottageGroveLane1Fires.com