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Homestead Complex Fire Update for Sunday, September 1, 2024 

Start Date: July 19, 2024 | Location: 15 miles Northeast of Glide | Total Number of Fires: 7 | Total Personnel: 810 | Total Fire Acreage: 5,910 | Cause: Lightning | Overall Complex Containment: 60% 

Fire Operations Summary: 

Northwest Incident Management Team 8 took over management of the fire from Northern Rockies Team 6 yesterday at 6 PM. Three of the seven fires on the complex are now 100 percent contained. On the other four fires firefighters are working to complete and secure all remaining primary and secondary (contingency) control lines. This work includes using crews and heavy equipment to chip and haul away forest fuels near control lines (creating a stronger fuel break).  Patrol and mop-up operations continue, and suppression repair groups are working to minimize the fire impacts to resources, lands, and facilities resulting from firefighting operations. Firefighters are prepared to do initial attack on any new fire starts within the delegated fire operations area and to support local fire resources. 

On the No Man Fire (2,076 ac., containment: 28%), the fire has been holding within control lines and grown very little. Chipping operations will continue to strengthen primary and secondary containment lines. On the Horse Heaven Creek Fire (2,298 ac., containment: 64%), fire behavior has been minimal while crews continue with containment and prep work doing chipping along roads progressing to the northeast of the fire. Crews will continue to patrol and keep the fire in-check along the northwest corner in the Horse Heaven Creek area. On the Bullpup (476 ac., containment: 17%), fire behavior has also been minimal while work continues on reinforcing secondary (contingency) lines. On the Fuller Lake Fire (418 ac., containment: 5%), line improvement on the 200 and 300 Roads is nearing completion. One hundred percent containment has been established for the Salmon 33 Fire (275 ac.) on August 24, 2024, the Reynolds Butte Fire, on August 22, 2024, and the Lost Bucket Fire: 34 acres, on July 29, 2024. 

Weather: Today will be slightly cooler and partly cloudy.  There is a small chance of thunderstorms after 4 PM. Temperature highs will be in the mid-80s in the valleys and upper 70s to low 80s at the higher elevations. Winds will start out the day as terrain driven then changing to northwesterly 4-8 mph in the afternoon. 

Closures and Fire Restrictions: 

The closure order issued by Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Roseburg District, for portions of BLM land which border the Umpqua National Forest Emergency Fire Closure north of Steamboat remains in effect: https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-07/orwa-fpo-rbg-072624.pdf  

On August 30, 2024, the Umpqua National Forest decreased Public Use Restrictions (PURs) to Level 2, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1202470. For more information on PURs, IFPLs, or other fire management information, visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/umpqua/fire 

The Umpqua National Forest ranger stations will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. 

There is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the Homestead Complex Fire. Please remember, if you fly we can’t! If a drone or other aircraft enters the air space, all firefighting aviation equipment will be grounded. 

Fire Information Line: 541-208-7100 (Staffed 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 

Email: 2024.homesteadcomplex@firenet.gov 

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