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Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires Daily Update – Friday, August 2, 2024

The Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires are a total of 12,629 acres and is considered 7% contained. Percent containment represents sections of fire line that pose no escape risk without further action from firefighters. There are currently 987 personnel assigned to the incident. 

In preparation of burnout operations, firefighters have been prepping along Forest Road 2241-748 between the Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires, as well as prepping on existing roads and dozer lines on the west side of the fires.  Ignitions are planned to commence as soon as weather conditions are appropriate. Scooper Planes may be operating out of Dorena Lake to support fire operations.

Informational Meeting: Friday Night August 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm, Cottage Grove Faith Center

33761 Row River Rd, Cottage Grove, OR

Closures: Due to the wildfires, the Umpqua National Forest has issued Forest Order No. 06-15-24-03 and Forest Order No. 06-15-02-24-01 that can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/aler/umpqua/alerts-notices.

The Bureau of Land Management has issued the following emergency closure for Lane County: https://www.blm.gov/announcement/bureau-land-management-expands-emergency-fire-closure-due-cottage-grove-lane-1-fire

The following County roads are closed except to owners of private lands accessed from these roads: Brice Creek Road east of Umpqua National Forest Boundary, all of Sharps Creek Road. 

Evacuations: A “Level 2” evacuation notice is in effect for the Bohemia Mining District and Fairview Peak. Additionally, a “Level 1” evacuation notice has been issued by the Lane County Sheriff’s Department for areas east of Disston, starting at Brice Creek Road milepost 0.7 and following Brice Creek Road south. An evacuation map is available at: www.LaneCountyOR.gov/Lane1Fire.

Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR): A “TFR” is in place at an altitude from the surface up to and including 8500 feet, daily (24 hours) until further notice. Complete information is available at https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_4814.html. Flying a drone near or around a wildfire compromises the safety of pilots and interferes with firefighting efforts.

For further information visit the Inciweb links for each Cottage Grove-Lane 1 fires below:

Lane 1: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/or77s-Cottage-Grove-lane-1 

Adam Mountain: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/orupf-adam-mountain

Hours: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM   E-mail: 2024.lane1@firenet.gov

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