July 28, 2021 10:40 a.m.

The Jack Fire, burning on the Umpqua National Forest east of Glide, is 60 percent contained and at 22,248 acres.

An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 10 said 651 people are working at the fire.

Firefighters continue to successfully hold the fire within control lines north of Highway 138E. Patrol and mop up operations are resuming.

Challenges on Tuesday included rain delaying firing operations in the southeast quadrant of Twin Lakes and Calf Creek. Operations managers placed an Initial Attack Task Force in a location for better response needs.

Resources from the Jack Fire organization previously identified to assist the Umpqua National Forest in extinguishing new fire starts were deployed. Through the assistance of these resources, the new starts were successfully contained.

South of Highway 138E, firefighters continue to work on securing the southeast corner of the fire. Operations for the southeast corner included developing plans for future burn operations when conditions allow. If burn operations occur, smoke may be visible. Preparation of the 4770 Road and 500 spur-road on the east flank is resuming with the utilization of mechanical equipment. Firefighters along the west flank continue to patrol control line and implement hazard mitigation.

Firefighter presence continues in the Dry Creek area patrolling and monitoring.

For updates on the Jack Fire, go to its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JackFire2021