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Firefighters from Australia joined the Homestead Complex among other Oregon wildfires. They are working across divisions and in safety management.
photo by Shaniko Cowie
The Homestead Complex is a series of fires that started on July 16th after several storms passed over the area. The seven fires within the area are the Bullpup, Fuller Lake, Horse Heaven Creek, Lost Bucket, No Man, Reynolds Butte, and Salmon 33 fires. The Forest Service and local agencies are working with an incident management team to suppress all fires within the complex. Fire managers are using a full-suppression strategy with a safety-first mindset for the public and responders.
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Umpqua National Forest updated their Emergency Fire Closure Order for the Homestead and Diamond Complexes on August 8, 2024. Their Rocky Ridge Emergency Fire Closure Order from July 23, 2024, remains in place.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued an Emergency Closure Order (Closure Map) on lands administered by the BLM, Roseburg District north of the Scaredman Campground.
| Current as of | Mon, 08/12/2024 - 09:41 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Thirty miles northeast of Glide Oregon |
| Incident Commander | Kevin Stock, IC Brian Ebert, Deputy IC Gordon Foster, IC trainee |
| Incident Description | Complex |
| Coordinates |
43° 23' 42'' Latitude
-122° 33' 18
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 577 |
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| Size | 4,151 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 14% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/15/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber litter, brush and understory comprise the main fuels. Upper elevation fires with a higher concentration of timber understory have been burning with more intensity than lower elevation fires with timber litter as the primary carrier. Live fuels are not currently an active contributor to fire behavior. |
| Significant Events | Observed fire behavior yesterday: Active, Flanking, Short-range Spotting, Backing Surface fire is spreading with short uphill torching runs from rollout. Single and small-group torching is occurring in thicker canopies and where jackpots are present, producing short-range spotting. Areas of the fire within thermal belts are burning throughout the evening. Large-diameter fuels are not generally consuming more than the outer layers; smaller diameter fuels are burning completely. |
| Planned Actions |
Crews will continue to implement tactical firing operations on the No Man fire to secure south flank indirect control lines. Continue patrol and mop up along direct control lines to further secure the fire edge to reduce threats to identified values at risk. Complete hose lay on indirect handline on the NE flank of Horse Heaven to prepare for firing operations in the next 24 to 48 hours. Patrol Lost Bucket and Salmon 33 fires continuing to mop up and secure fire edge. Reallocate resources to Fuller Lake and Bullpup fire to continue indirect line construction and tactical firing operations to keep the fire within primary control lines. Continue prepping alternate control lines with heavy equipment, fallers and crews on Horse Heaven Fire |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours- No Man: Fire is expected to continue to spread toward indirect control lines on the south and east flanks, primarily with flanking and backing fire. Rollout may influence short uphill runs. No fire spread is expected along direct control lines along the southwest to north flanks. Firing occurring from indirect control lines as needed will remove fuel between control lines and the main fire. Good overnight humidity recovery is expected to decrease fire spread overnight on all fires. 24 hours- No Man: Fire will continue to spread toward indirect control lines on the South and East Flanks, primarily with flanking and backing fire. Rollout may influence short uphill runs. No fire spread is expected along direct control lines along the Southwest to North Flanks. Firing will occur from indirect control lines as needed to remove fuel between control lines and main fire. Horse Heaven: Primary fire activity will continue in the northwest corner between road 130 and 100. General fire spread continues to the northeast spreading toward indirect control lines. Salmon33: No movement is expected where direct control lines are established; minimal fire spread continues, advancing to the North toward indirect control lines. Reynolds: No fire movement is expected where direct control lines are established. Pockets of fuels continue to smolder and burn down within unburned islands, and spread toward indirect control lines. Threat of additional spread is expected to reduce with continued direct line construction on remaining open line. Bull Pup/Fuller Lake: Fire spread continues along unchecked control lines. Natural barriers including, meadows and brush fields with live fuel moistures, restrict fire spread. These fires remain understaffed with actions being taken to keep fire spread within planned indirect control lines 48 hours- Weather conditions warm. All fires where there is unchecked line will continue to spread toward indirect control lines. Fire behavior is generally slow spread rates with surface fire behavior. Resources will use tactical firing and direct line construction to keep fire within planned containment lines. On both No Man and Horse Heaven fires, crews anticipate firing operations to remove unburned fuel between the main fire and indirect control lines. 72 hours- Weather conditions continue to moderate. All fires where there is unchecked line will continue to spread toward indirect control lines being built. Resources will use tactical firing and direct line construction to keep fire within planned containment lines. |
| Remarks |
There are an estimated 89 miles of Primary and Alternate control lines being constructed and prepped. Approximately 44 miles or 50% of that effort have been completed. Of the 10,211 estimated acres within the projected final fire area 3,851 acres or 38% have burned to date. The figures for each fire are: No Man - 1,465 acres, 0% contained Horse Heaven Creek - 1,096 acres, 21% contained Reynolds Butte - 333 acres, 0% contained Salmon 33 - 239 acres, 70% contained Bullpup - 389 acres, 0% contained Fuller Lake - 295 acres, 0% contained Lost Bucket - 34 acres, 100% contained on 7/29/24 |
| Weather Concerns | Dense smoke resided over much of the fire area early today resulting in poor visibility at times. Westerly flow helped push some of the smoke east of the area during the afternoon hours. Away from the smoke, the sky was mostly clear by early afternoon. Temperatures ranged from the mid 70s to mid 80s. Humidity values ranged from the upper 30 to the upper 40 percent range across the fire area. Winds were mostly out of the west to northwest and were generally around 5-10 mph with gusts to 17 mph as of 3:00pm. Forecast for August 12: Upper troughing will move across the area. This will help push at least some of the smoke to the east of the area. As a result of the troughing, expect cooler temperatures, with highs ranging from the low mid-60s on the mid-slopes and ridges to the low to mid 70s at lower elevations. Minimum humidity values will range from the mid 40 to upper 50 percent range. Ridgetop winds will start the day from the east-northeast becoming west-northwest by mid-afternoon. |
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