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Heavy fuels need to be removed from the fireline to deepen containment.
Water Tender advancing along road, moping-up the fire line.
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.
Umpqua National Forest updated their Emergency Fire Closure Order for the Homestead and Diamond Complexes on August 21, 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.
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| Current as of | Tue, 09/03/2024 - 00:53 |
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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, Northwest IMT 8 |
| Incident Description | Complex |
| Coordinates |
43° 23' 42'' Latitude
-122° 33' 18
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 538 |
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| Size | 5,918 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 60% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 10/02/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory) Closed Timber Litter Brush (2 feet) Timber litter, brush, and understory comprise the main fuels. Upper elevation fires have a higher concentration of timber understory, where the lower elevation fires have a lighter timber litter loading. Live fuels not currently an active contributor to fire behavior, but may engage on a limited basis once dried by surface fire activity. |
| Significant Events | Observed Fire Behavior: Moderate, Flanking, Backing, Creeping Narrative: Creeping and smoldering on most areas of the fires, with interior heat. Some isolated torching possible where surface fuels preheat canopy. If thermal belts develop, active surface fire possible through evenings. Large diameter fuels are not generally consuming more than the rind, smaller diameter fuels are burning completely, after some drying from adjacent fuels. Lives fuels not contributing directly to spread, but may dry enough to add to ROS with heating from surface fuel consumption. Lighter fuels become available for ignition when exposed to the sun. Potential for short uphill runs if wind/slope/fuels align, with short range spots less than 0.1 mile. |
| Planned Actions |
Increase in activity on fires in the complex with hotter drier weather. If weather permits, the next 4-7 operational periods will be critical for firing and holding of fire line. Horse Heaven fire is highest priority as it threatens values at risk in the Bohemia area. Operations are planned for 4-6 days of firing primary containment lines on Horse Heaven Creek, No Man, Bull Pup, and Fuller Lake Fires. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: Fire spread mainly by smoldering/ creeping of surface fuels, with isolated areas of heat that may spread in a backing/flanking action. Moderate weather will continue to limit fire behavior with higher RH, lower temps, and light winds. Single tree torching possible where surface fire heats canopy, with very shortrange spotting possible. Short, uphill runs possible where winds/slope/fuels align, mainly on south facing slopes/near ridge tops, where surface fuels are exposed to daytime heating.
24 hours: Continued moderate weather, with cool temps, higher RH, and good overnight RH recovery. Fire behavior mostly creeping/smoldering in fuels protected by canopy cover, with some backing/flanking possible on south facing aspects where fuels are exposed to daytime heating. Possible rollout concerns on steep slopes for all fires, with spots below containment lines. Resources likely to have limited success with tactical firing operations; direct line may be an option to keep fire within planned containment lines. All fires with unchecked line, likely to continue to see very slow spread towards existing or new indirect lines. 48 hours: Fire behavior limited, mainly surface fire spread, where fine fuels are dry, usually in areas exposed to daytime heating. Possible rollout concerns on steep slopes for all fires, with spots below containment lines, as well as single tree torching with short range spotting. Resources may have limited success with tactical firing operations as fine dead fuels begin to dry out again, with higher temps/ lower RH values. All fires with unchecked line, likely to continue to spread towards existing or new indirect lines. Most fire behavior is backing, flanking, and creeping/smoldering; some potential for uphill runs where wind/slope/fuels align. 72 hours: Fire behavior mainly surface fire spread, where fine fuels are dry, usually in areas exposed to daytime heating. Possible rollout concerns on steep slopes for all fires, with spots below containment lines, as well as single tree torching with short range spotting. Resources may have limited-moderate success with tactical firing operations as fine dead fuels continue to dry out and moderate RH recovery, with higher temps/lower RH values. All fires with unchecked line, likely to continue to spread towards existing or new indirect lines. Most fire behavior is backing, flanking, and creeping/smoldering; some potential for uphill runs where wind/slope/fuels align. Anticipated after 72 hours: May be good opportunity for some tactical firing operations as the temps are up and RH is down, with NW winds (some possible evening easterly winds (light) possible with new thermal trough in place). Fire behavior likely to increase some, mainly surface fire with potential for uphill runs when wind/slope/fuels align, mainly south slopes. Fires with open perimeters will likely continue to increase size towards existing containment lines and features. |
| Remarks |
No Man - 2,072 acres, 28% contained Horse Heaven Creek - 2,304 acres, 64% contained Reynolds Butte - 334 acres, 100% contained on 8/22/24 Salmon 33 - 275 acres, 100% contained 8/24/24 Bullpup - 473 acres, 17% contained Fuller Lake - 422 acres, 5% contained Lost Bucket - 34 acres, 100% contained on 7/29/24 |
| Weather Concerns | The marine layer pushed well inland this morning bringing relative humidity recoveries in the 70s to near 100 percent over the complex area. Low clouds/stratus burned off by the afternoon. Much cooler conditions were observed today with the highs in the 60s and lower 70s and afternoon RH down into the 40s and 50s. Winds were light and terrain-driven overall, turning out of the northwest on the ridges in the afternoon, with a few gusts to around 10 mph. Forecast for Tuesday 9 / 3/ 24 Marine/stratus clouds will gradually decrease through Tuesday morning, with high pressure building back over the region bringing slightly warmer and drier conditions. Light-terrain driven winds will turn north to northwesterly 'in the afternoon. Light easterly winds will prevail overnight, with moderate RH recoveries. Hotter and drier conditions are forecast to return for the remainder of the week. |
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