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A log truck loaded with BLM salvaged logs from the Lane 1 Fire makes its way to a landing on Sharps Creek Road on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Fire weakened trees are being removed from firelines and roadways for the safety of firefighters performing suppression repair and to make areas safe for the public. Sam Harrel/AKCIMT1
Salvaged logs lay in the foreground of a BLM landing area as a log loader removes timber from a truck Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, on the Lane 1 Fire. Fire weakened trees are being removed from firelines and roadways for the safety of firefighters performing suppression repair and to make areas safe for the public. Auby Andreas/AKCIMT1
The Umpqua National Forest has closed a section of Brice Creek Road between Champion Creek Road (2473 NFSR) and Grass Creek Road (2213 NFSR) for the safety of firefighters and the public as log hauling trucks enter the roadway. Many roads, trails, general forest areas and managed public lands within the Umpqua National Forest and BLM Northwest Oregon District are closed to all forms of public access
The Lane 1 Fire is located approximately 6-miles southeast of Dorena, Oregon. A lightning storm on Thursday, July 17th, started eight separate fires that merged into the Lane 1 Fire. Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 1 assumed command of the fire Saturday, Aug. 24th. The Alaska team is the third management team to be assigned to the incident. The team’s primary responsibility is safety of firefighters and the public. Firefighters will continue to secure the perimeter and repair damage that occurred during suppression of the fire. This work will include repairing handlines, dozer lines, creating erosion prevention measures and the removal of hazardous trees.
| Current as of | Tue, 09/03/2024 - 12:52 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/Natural |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Approximately 16 miles SE of Springfield, OR |
| Incident Commander | Incident Commander Norm McDonald Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 1 |
| Coordinates |
43° 39' 2'' Latitude
-122° 47' 30
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| Total Personnel: | 502 |
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| Size | 25,305 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 93% |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (litter and understory) Closed Timber Litter Light Logging Slash Fuels include mature Douglas fir closed stands with heavy dead and down fuels, and second generation Douglas fir with hemlock stands with less understory, and areas of clear cuts that have brush and grass as well as the logging slash loading. |
| Significant Events | Moderate Backing Smoldering Fire behavior continues to be primarily backing and smoldering with occasional single tree torching.
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| Planned Actions |
Northeast portion of fire: East side of Fire: Chip fuels, fall trees, process, haul and deck logs along Hardscrabble Road. Continue to repair hand lines and dozer lines. Patrol perimeter from Elephant Mountain south to around the southern portion of the fire. Monitor interior islands of unburned fuels. Southern end of fire: Interior of fire: Hand and mechanized hazard tree removal to meet USFS repair specifications along roads within the interior of the fire. Continue to haul timber to landing off of Brice Creek Road. BLM repair on west side of fire: Haul BLM logs from Peg Leg Spur area to log decks on Sharps Creek Road. Repair dozer lines and hand lines on BLM lands along western perimeter. Salvage trees cut on downslope portion of road from south of the county line north towards Holderman Mountain. Work in conjunction with BLM and USFS for suppression repair. Continue coordination with local ODF Type 4 organization on suppression repairs. Night Shift: Haul BLM salvaged logs from decks to landing on Sharps Creek Road. Haul logs removed from Bohemia Mining District to landing on Layng Creek Road. Continue road maintenance on roads leading into the fire area off of Brice Creek Road. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12-hour: Perimeter growth has been limited. Where islands of unburnt fuel exist creeping and smolder will continue with occasional single tree torching. 24-hour: Same as previous |
| Remarks |
The Lane 1 Fire is divided into a two zone Incident. Private lands to the west of the fire are being managed by a local Oregon Department of Forestry Type 4 organization and the federal lands are being managed by by the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 1, IC McDonald. |
| Weather Concerns | Upper level low pressure moved into the area on Monday, and this produced a marine push which brought low clouds into the fire area along with much cooler, more humid air. Clouds cleared by early afternoon with high temperatures in the 60s (down 15-20 degrees compared to Sunday) and humidities in the 45-60% range (up 10-15%). Northwest winds gusted to 15 mph in the afternoon. Thunderstorms developed east of the fire, and as of mid-afternoon, none had affected the fire area. Thunderstorms will continue to our east this evening, and there remains a slight chance that a storm or an outflow boundary from the storms could drift into the fire area. After sunset, storms will dissipate and marine air will surge back with good recoveries and possible low clouds again. High pressure will begin building over the area Tuesday with warmer, drier conditions. This will be the beginning of another significant heat wave and night-time east wind pattern for the remainder of the week. |
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