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Homestead/Diamond Complexes Fire Update

Oct. 4, 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: 10,405 acres, 35% contained │ Diamond Complex: 11,141 acres, 90% contained │ Total personnel: 353

More active fire behavior returned yesterday after the morning inversion lifted, bringing very warm and dry weather across the fire area. A heavy helicopter successfully slowed the fire spread into Horse Heaven Creek on the Horse Heaven Fire, dropping about 24,000 gallons of water. Crews completed chipping along Forest Service Road (FSR) 130 and resource advisors will be inspecting the work. Mastication operations are near completion on the north side of the fire area along FSR 920 where crews are also working to cut stumps flush with the ground. More grading work continues along FSRs 3831 and 2213.

There was also an uptick in fire behavior on the Fuller Lake Fire yesterday with isolated tree torching and backing ground fire within the Boulder Creek Wilderness. Firefighters are patrolling along FSR 3810 and are ready to hold the fire within the Wilderness as it approaches the road. Sawyers are engaged in ongoing operations to remove any hazardous, fire-weakened trees along roads. Road work within the Bullpup Fire area continues to progress on FSRs 200 and 300. An excavator is repairing dozer berms along FSR 5850 and chipping continues along FSR 3816.

The No Man Fire continues to be in patrol status, with engine crews monitoring for smokes that may materialize. Two fires remain uncontained on the Diamond Complex. On the Potter Fire, chipping along FSR 100 and in the Diamond Lake area was completed yesterday. Road graders continue to progress approximately two-three miles per day repairing FSR 3703. The Pine Bench Fire continues to show no visible smoke.  

Closures: Closure orders from the Umpqua National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) remain in place. 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 weather system will move through the region this afternoon, bringing a cold front with it. This will result in much cooler temperatures, increased ridgetop winds, and the chance of light precipitation. The Homestead Complex may get trace amounts of rain, but the Diamond Complex will likely not see any precipitation. Temperatures today are forecasted to be 67-72 degrees in the valleys.