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Homestead/Diamond Complexes Fire Update

Oct. 8, 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. Public safety closures will remain in effect due to heavy equipment working on roads and active fire behavior.

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: 11,073 acres, 35% contained │ Diamond Complex: 11,141 acres, 90% contained │ Total personnel: 288

Fuels continued to dry out and become more available to burn as the fire areas saw the highest temperatures of the recent warming and drying trend yesterday, with a corresponding increase in fire behavior. Today conditions begin to cool, and humidity will increase as more fall-like weather moves into the area helping to subdue fire behavior. 

Fire activity on the Horse Heaven Fire picked up in the afternoon, establishing across hand line on the northwest flank and moving toward Calapooya Divide. Fire managers called in a heavy helicopter to drop approximately 23,000 gallons of water to slow fire spread. Today crews will continue seeding and spreading straw over dozer lines as part of fire suppression repair to prevent erosion. Grading on Forest Service Road (FSR) 010 is complete and an excavator is constructing rolling dips on FSR 050 to improve drainage. 

The Fuller Lake Fire was very active yesterday in the Bradley Lake Area and within the Boulder Creek Wilderness. An infrared flight from overnight helped fire managers assess the fire spread and identify the growth perimeter. With milder conditions today, fire activity is expected to moderate, allowing firefighters to reinforce control features. Patrols will continue to be watchful and secure flare ups or spot fires. Along a secured portion of the Bullpup Fire firefighters will begin dismantling and backhauling several miles of hose line.

On the No Man Fire, firefighters will continue to patrol for flare ups as underground smoldering in deep duff layers can go undetected. 

Road work continues on the Diamond Complex. Graders are being moved around to assist with suppression repair on roads within the complex, including those adjacent to the Brodie and Lemolo Fires.  

Closures: The Umpqua National Forest revised the fire closure area on Friday. Please respect area closure orders for your safety as well as the safety of our firefighters. The updated Umpqua National Forest closure and map can be found at https://tinyurl.com/bmtfvvz6. The BLM Roseburg District closure order also remains in place https://t.ly/uWX6l. A Temporary Flight Restriction remains in effect https://bit.ly/3XJL0cD. 

Weather: Cooler weather with increased relative humidity is forecasted for today and tomorrow, with valley temperatures expected to be 68-74 degrees today.