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HOMESTEAD COMPLEX 

 FIRE UPDATE 

Fire Information          Sunday, August 4, 2024 

Phone: 541-208-7100 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 

Email: 2024.homesteadcomplex@firenet.gov  

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HomesteadComplexFireInfo 

Inciweb: http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-homestead-complex 

Smoke Outlook: https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/d393fd74 

Containment Progress on Horse Heaven Creek Fire 

The Homestead Complex includes seven fires that total 2,535 acres and are currently 9% contained. There are 483 personnel currently working on the fire. Fire managers are directing resources to fires based on threats to property, infrastructure, industry, and areas with the highest probability of success.  

Crews were able to declare containment on the majority of the west flank of the Horse Heaven Creek Fire (710 acres) yesterday. Today, crews will continue to patrol and improve the fireline in that area. They will also be putting in handline towards the southeast corner of the fire to create opportunities to go direct. 

There was no lightning reported within the Homestead Complex area yesterday. A light rain fell throughout the area, which helped to moderate the fire activity as the storm moved through. There remains a chance of thunderstorm activity in the region, but the effects are expected to be limited. A warming and drying trend will likely lead to moderate fire behavior in the coming days. 

As storm systems move through the area again today, two hotshot crews on the No Man Fire (949 acres) will continue partnering with Douglas Forest Protective Association to improve firelines on the west flank. They will be securing any spot fires and continuing building contingency line. An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) module is supporting the operations on the No Man Fire. The priorities in this area remain protecting important values including private and forest timber, communications infrastructure, and wildlife habitat. 

Crews on the Bullpup Fire (208 acres) completed road prep on the northwest side of the fire and will be focusing on the southwest side today. On the Fuller Lake Fire (133 acres), crews will be prepping the 200 Road to use as a containment feature. On the Reynolds Butte Fire (300 acres) and Salmon 33 Fire (201 acres), crews are patrolling and continuing to improve containment lines. Strengthening these existing features is safer, more efficient, and more effective than constructing direct line in steep, rugged, remote terrain. 

The Lost Bucket Fire (34 acres) was contained on July 29 and continues to show minimal fire activity. 

Current forest fire restrictions and danger ratings are: Fire Danger Rating: Very High. Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPLs): 3. Public Use Fire Restrictions (PURs): 3. 

CLOSURES: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Roseburg District, has issued a closure order for portions of BLM land which border the Umpqua National Forest Emergency Fire Closure north of Steamboat. The closure order can be viewed here: https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-07/orwa-fpo-rbg-072624.pdf. Umpqua National Forest Emergency Fire Closure ORDER NO. 06-15-24-03 and ORDER NO. 06-15-02-24-01 remain in effect and can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices.