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LONE ROCK FIRE UPDATE July 31, 2024

Location: Lonerock, Ore. to west of Highway 207 | Size: 137,221 acres | Containment: 80% 

Cause: Under Investigation 

Start Date: July 13, 2024 | Total Personnel: 447

Fire Information Line: 541-208-4369, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.   

Email: 2024.0404rvlonerock@firenet.gov

Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 2 To Command Lone Rock Fire 

Condon, Ore. — The Southwest Area Complex Incident Management Team 2 (Team2), led by Incident Commander John Truett, assumed command of the fire at 6:00 this morning. Incident objectives include firefighter and public safety, protecting property, infrastructure, and other values at risk while implementing full-suppression tactics.

Yesterday's Activities:  Yesterday, crews continued work mopping up areas retaining heat on the east and west sides of the fire. On the east side, work was completed on the area between Flatiron Spring and FSR 25, and an additional 3 percent containment was added to the map, bringing the total containment to 80 percent. Firefighters remained heavily engaged on the west side of fire working on the slopover fire near Notch RD. Chipping work was completed along HWY 19. The north and south ends of the fire remain in patrol status, with no areas of concern observed.

Today’s Activities:  Operational objectives will remain largely the same as they have been over the last several shifts. Crews will continue to mop-up and secure the lines on the east and west sides of the fire perimeter and continue to patrol the remainder of the fire area.

Weather: A ridge of high pressure over the Four Corners region will begin to re-amplify into the Northwest region on Wednesday. Temperatures will warm to near average with highs in the 80s to low 90s. Relative humidity will be on a downward trend bottoming out in the 20s. Winds will remain light, and terrain driven.

Evacuations: There are no Level 3 evacuations in place for the Lone Rock Fire.  For up-to-date information, checkout the Real-Time Assessment and Planning Tool for Oregon (RAPTOR) public information map, see link below. Additional information is also available from:  

• For Gilliam County evacuation information, visit Gilliam County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
• For Wheeler County evacuation information, visit Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
• For Morrow County evacuation information, visit Morrow County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Closures:
•  For updated road closure information, visit https://www.tripcheck.com/.

• Umatilla National Forest Order Number 06-14-02-24-02 includes prohibitions within the Heppner Ranger District on the Umatilla National Forest.
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District Office issued an Emergency Public Land Closure on BLM-managed lands along the main stem John Day River and along the North Fork John Day River from Kimberly, Ore. to Dale, Ore.

Smoke Information: Visit https://fire.airnow.gov/ for local air quality information.
 

Flight Restrictions: A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place above the Lone Rock Fire area.

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