July 30, 2021 10:10 a.m. 

The Jack Fire, burning on the Umpqua National Forest east of Glide, is 62 percent contained and remains at 22,491 acres.

An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 10 said current fire behavior is most active south of Highway 138E in the east, southeast and south flank of the fire. Crews are conducting firefighting operations as conditions allow, including at the 4770 Road, on the 28 Road, along the 530 Road to Twin Lakes and near Calf Creek. Smoke may be visible where burning operations occur. North of Highway 138E, firefighters are successfully holding the control lines and continuing mop-up, patrol and monitoring activities on the northeast, north and west perimeters of the fire.

The update said other small fires have ignited in a remote location in the Canton Creek Roadless Area, approximately 10 miles north of the Jack Fire. Those fires are associated with storms that recently passed through the area. Initial attack crews, made up of firefighters from both the Jack Fire organization and the Umpqua National Forest, are evaluating these new starts and are actively working to suppress them. Additional resources have been ordered to manage these new developments.

A Red Flag warning has been issued for Friday, due to extreme heat and low relative humidity with a 30 percent chance of dry thunderstorms over the fire. There is concern for firefighter safely, new fire starts, erratic winds near thunder cells and the potential for unpredictable fire behavior.

573 people are working at the fire. For more information on the Jack Fire, go to its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JackFire2021