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HOMESTEAD COMPLEX 

Homestead Complex Fire Update           Friday, July 26, 2024 

Phone: 208-713-9693 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 

Email: 2024.homesteadcomplex@firenet.gov 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/HomesteadComplexFireInfo  

Lost Bucket Fire Now in Patrol and Maintain Status 

As of this morning, the seven fires in the Homestead Complex total 1,179 acres. Suppression tactics are being prioritized by threat to property, infrastructure, industry, and areas with the highest probability of success. 306 resources are assigned, including hand crews, engines, water tenders, dozers, feller bunchers and skidgens. 

Firefighters completed removing the hoselay on the Lost Bucket Fire (35 acres). The majority of resources from Lost Bucket will now be assisting the Salmon 33 Fire, as well as the No Man Fire. Remaining resources will continue to maintain and patrol the control lines around Lost Bucket.  

Last night, a hotshot crew camped out near the Salmon 33 Fire (133 acres) to maximize opportunities to construct fireline during cooler evening and morning conditions, when the fire is less active. On the No Man Fire (350 acres), crews and heavy equipment operators have been making progress constructing fireline. On the east side of No Man Fire, staff are improving existing roads to use as containment line. Great Basin Team 5 is coordinating with cooperators west of the fire to construct indirect control lines.  

The Horse Heaven Creek Fire (371 acres) continues to be the most active fire in the complex. Handcrews, engines, and heavy equipment are building direct and indirect containment lines on the north and east sides of the fire.  

The Reynolds Butte Fire (104 acres) showed minimal activity yesterday. Crews continue building indirect firelines and laying hose. Firefighters are using information from scouting missions the past few days to develop plans for direct and indirect firelines when resources are available to be assigned to the Fuller Lake Fire (61 acres) and Bullpup Fire (125 acres). 

Winds will remain light today, but the temperature is expected to increase slightly. Reduced cloud cover in the morning and lower relative humidity could lead to a moderate increase in fire activity. However, the overall fire activity is expected to remain minimal. Local smoke outlooks can be found online at: https://outlooks.airfire.org/outlook/d393fd74. 

Area fire restrictions and danger ratings are as follows: Fire Danger Rating: High. Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPLs): 2. Public Use Fire Restrictions (PURs): 2.  

 CLOSURES: Umpqua National Forest has issued two closures across the forest in response to fire activity to protect public and wildland firefighter safety. Emergency Fire Closure ORDER NO. 06-15-24-03 and Emergency Fire Closure ORDER NO. 06-15-02-24-01 which impact all of the Cottage Grove Ranger District, most of the Diamond Lake Ranger District, and parts of the Tiller and North Umpqua Ranger Districts. The closure orders can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices.