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Flat Fire

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Unit Information

Rogue River - Siskiyou NF 
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Rogue River - Siskiyou NF 
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Incident Contacts

  • Liv Stecker - Fire Information
    Email:
    livia_stecker@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    541.646.9177
    Hours:
    8 am - 5 pm

Photographs Gallery

Suppression Repair Work on the Flat Fire 9/14/23
Image of fire crew and resource advisors working to rehabilitate secondary containment lines.
Image of fire crew and resource advisors working to rehabilitate secondary containment lines.
Suppression Repair Work on the Flat Fire 9/14/23

Resource advisors are working in conjunction with fire crews on suppression repair to rehabilitate containment lines.

Photo courtesy of Resource Advisor Teresi.

Suppression repair crews using a chipper
Several firefighters in green and yellow nomex with red hard hats use a red chipping machine in front of a burned forest.
Several firefighters in green and yellow nomex with red hard hats use a red chipping machine in front of a burned forest.
Suppression repair crews using a chipper

Part of suppression repair work entails chipping branches and small trees that were removed to create firebreaks and strengthen control lines.

Photo Credit: Randy Mackenzie, Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 3 Safety Officer

Grapple skidder moving logs
A grapple skidder, a large yellow piece of heavy equipment, bundles logs in a claw to move or stack them.
A grapple skidder, a large yellow piece of heavy equipment, bundles logs in a claw to move or stack them.
Grapple skidder moving logs

A heavy equipment operator moves logs with a grapple skidder on the Flat Fire on 9/5/2023. A grapple skidder is used for moving, skidding, and decking logs or trees. It’s also used for piling brush in some instances.

Smoke from Old Mill Camp 08-23
A yellow haze over a valley
A yellow haze over a valley
Smoke from Old Mill Camp 08-23

Smoke in Old Mill Camp 08/23/2023

READs Conduct Supression Repair Assessments 08/24/2023
Forest Service employees overlook a burned ridge
Forest Service employees overlook a burned ridge
READs Conduct Supression Repair Assessments 08/24/2023

READs conduct supression repair assessments along the Illinois River Trail 08/24/2023

Smoke on the Illinois River 08-23-2023
Smoke obscures a ridge along the Illinois River.
Smoke obscures a ridge along the Illinois River.
Smoke on the Illinois River 08-23-2023

Smoke along the confluence of the Rogue Rive and Illinois River 08-23-2023

Helicopter Dipping from the Elk River on the Anvil Fire 08/28/2023
A helicopter soars through the sky with a bucket attached by a long a cable over the Elk River.
A helicopter soars through the sky with a bucket attached by a long a cable over the Elk River.
Helicopter Dipping from the Elk River on the Anvil Fire 08/28/2023

A helicopter withdraws water from the Elk River using bucket in order to cool the Anvil Fire on 08/28/2023.

READs Conduct Suppression Repair Assessments 08/24/2023
Two Forest Service Employees walk
Two Forest Service Employees walk
READs Conduct Suppression Repair Assessments 08/24/2023

READs conduct suppression repair assessments along the Illinois Trail on 08/24/2023.

Aerial Reconnaissance over the Anvil Fire on 08/29/2023
Smoke rises from a patch of wilderness, as seen from an aircraft flying over head
Smoke rises from a patch of wilderness, as seen from an aircraft flying over head
Aerial Reconnaissance over the Anvil Fire on 08/29/2023

Aerial Reconnaissance over the Anvil Fire on 08/29/2023

Flat Fire - Smoke moving into the Rogue River Valley
Smoke obscures the ridge line looming over the Rogue River
Smoke obscures the ridge line looming over the Rogue River
Flat Fire - Smoke moving into the Rogue River Valley

Smoke from surrounding fires moved into the Rogue River corridor on 08/24/2023

Morning Fire Briefing
Firefighter circled up for discussion at fire camp
Firefighter circled up for discussion at fire camp
Morning Fire Briefing

The main fire briefing is where everyone gets a common operating picture for the day including safety messages, overall operations for the day, and weather and fire behavior forecasting. Afterwards crew leads circle up to learn more details about their assignments for the day on the different areas of the fire from the division supervisors.  8/2/2023

Overview of the interior fire from the West
Forested valley with fire and smoke
Forested valley with fire and smoke
Overview of the interior fire from the West

Overview of the interior of the fire area from the southwest. Photo taken on 8/2/2023 by James Osborne, Operations Section Chief

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