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Devil’s Knob Fire Update for Thursday, September 19, 2024 

KEY MESSAGES: 

All evacuation notices for the Devil’s Knob Fire have been lifted. These notices are coordinated through the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the public are encouraged to sign up for notices through the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management at https://douglascountyor.gov/AlertCenter. 

Acreage increased by six acres due to better mapping capabilities provided by the unmanned aerial system. Containment has increased with the recent wet weather and ongoing mop-up operations, and the focus is shifting more to suppression repair. 

CURRENT STATUS: 

Resources: 624; Crews: 20; Engines: 9; Dozers: 2; Water Tenders: 7 

Aircraft: One Type 1 helicopter, one Type 3 helicopter, one unmanned aerial system (UAS) 

Containment efforts in the Flat Creek drainage and along the 1610 Road have been successful. The depth of this containment has reached 100 feet in the most critical areas to extinguish hotspots remaining on the fire perimeter, making it stronger and more effective. Resources will be reduced as containment grows, allowing other priority fires to obtain needed support. 

The unmanned aerial system continues to scout for and identify hotspots with infrared (IR) technology, making mop-up operations more efficient for ground crews. Hose, pumps, and other equipment are being backhauled off the line as mop-up and suppression repair of dozer and hand line progresses. 

WEATHER / FIRE BEHAVIOR: 

Recent wet weather, high relative humidity, light winds, and seasonably cool temperatures have kept fire activity to a minimum. While dry, warmer conditions are anticipated over the next several days, continued high relative humidity and light wind activity in the area is expected to limit fire behavior to creeping and smoldering with little potential for further spread in the near future.  

SAFETY AND CLOSURES:   

Closures on the Umpqua National Forest can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/umpqua/alerts-notices.  

Umpqua National Forest restrictions can be found at https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/umpqua/fire.  

Fire Restrictions for Bureau of Land Management can be found on the Oregon-Washington blm.gov page. 

Douglas Forest Protective Association restrictions can be found at https://www.dfpa.net/public-fire-restrictions.  

Oregon Dept. of Forestry restrictions can be found at https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx.