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Homestead/Diamond Complexes Fire Update

Oct. 2, 2024

Fire Information: 541-208-7100, 8 AM - 8 PM

InciWeb-Homestead: https://t.ly/syeHa and InciWeb-Diamond: https://bit.ly/4gCfLsp

Six fires within the Homestead and Diamond Complexes remain under active management by Northwest Team 12. Firefighting resources from the Homestead/Diamond Complexes remain available for initial attack response to new fire starts in the area as needed. 

The Oregon Department of Transportation temporarily lowered the speed limit on Hwy 138 in front of the Fire Incident Command Post just east of Glide to 45 MPH for the safety of firefighters and community residents.

Homestead Complex: 10,258 acres, 35% contained │ Diamond Complex: 11,141 acres, 90% contained │ Total personnel: 397

Very warm temperatures and low humidity in the afternoon produced an increase in fire activity yesterday on the Horse Heaven and Fuller Lake Fires. The warmer and drier weather caused scattered interior smokes to appear across several fires, but these pose no threat to established containment lines. 

Fire activity on the Horse Heaven Fire picked up in the afternoon after the inversion lifted. A heavy helicopter dropped several buckets of water on the northwest corner of the fire, successfully limiting fire spread into the Horse Heaven Creek drainage. Mastication work continues on the north side of the fire and grading will resume along Forest Service Road (FSR) 3831. Crews and heavy equipment continue to chip woody debris and engine crews are dismantling and backhauling hose lines that are no longer necessary. 

The Fuller Lake Fire became active again this afternoon, producing smoke as it backed into the Boulder Creek Wilderness. Fire crews and equipment completed fire suppression repairs on the eastern side of the fire yesterday, wrapping up final chipping and road repairs. Fire managers continue to monitor fire spread and utilize helicopter water drops as needed to limit fire activity in the southeast corner of the fire. Road work within the Bullpup Fire area continues to progress, with FSR 3850 complete and FSR 300 nearing completion. Firefighters continue to backhaul hose and equipment for return to regional warehouses to be refurbished and made ready for the next fire. 

A hot spot was detected on the No Man Fire yesterday, which was determined to be interior and no threat to containment. Crews will continue to patrol and scout for additional smokes. Two fires remain uncontained on the Diamond Complex. On the Potter Fire, crews cut stumps left behind by previous feller buncher operations along FSR 100. Dump trucks continue to haul slash to be chipped near Diamond Lake. Grading along FSR 3704 was completed yesterday and grading along FSR 3703 will begin today. The Pine Bench Fire continues to show no visible smoke.  

Closures: The Umpqua National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have revised closure orders. Two closure orders impact the Umpqua National Forest https://t.ly/Mvn6G. A BLM Roseburg District closure order remain also remains in place https://t.ly/uWX6l. A Temporary Flight Restriction remains in effect https://bit.ly/3XJL0cD. 

Weather: A weak disturbance will move in, bringing cooler weather and higher relative humidity, with temperatures in the low to mid 70s today. By tonight, another ridge of high pressure will move into the region again, with warmer temperatures and very dry conditions both Thursday and Friday.