August 3, 2022 10:50 a.m.

Lightning continues to be received over the Umpqua National Forest.

Pam Sichting from the UNF said aerial flights continue searching for smokes. Firefighting resources remain at the ready and are working diligently to respond to smoke reports that are detected. Sichting said all detections are being treated with a full suppression strategy.

Since July 30th, twenty new fire starts have been detected on the Umpqua National Forest. The largest, the Windigo Fire, east of Lemolo Reservoir, is being managed by Northwest Incident Management Team 6.

Of the remaining fire starts being managed by UNF resources:

*9 remain fully staffed

*11 have been fully contained

*4 have been controlled and are in patrol status

*2 have been called out

The Forebay One, Dorothy Creek and Fire #269 are each listed at 3 acres. All remaining starts are less than 1 acre.

Sections of Forest Service roads 60 and 2610 are closed. Many trails are closed as well including the Pacific Crest Trail which is closed from State Highway 138 to State Highway 58. That closure is due to both the Windigo Fire and the Potter Fire. Several campgrounds are also closed. The complete closure list is linked at: www.541radio.com

Closures:

For public and firefighter safety, closures of multiple of roads, trails, and campgrounds remain in place. These include:

Forest Service Roads (FSR):

• FSR 60 from Kelsey Valley Rd east to the Forest boundary. The Deschutes NF has also closed FSR 60 to the east.
• FSR 2610 from Lemolo dam to the junction of FSR 2154 on Calapooya Mt.

Forest Trails:

• Windigo Pass (#1412),
• Porcupine Cut-off (#1412A)
• Tenas Peak T (#1445)
• North Umpqua Trail (#1414) -from FSR 60 to PCT
• Maidu Lake Loop (#1414Y)
• Waterbag Way (#1455)
• Calamut Lake (#1494)
• Tolo Creek (#1466)
• Warm Spring Trail (#1499)
• Lucile Lake (#1459)
• Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is closed from State Hwy 138 (PCT mile 1,848) to State Hwy 58 (PCT mile 1,908) due to both the Windigo Fire and the Potter Fire, burning just to the north on the Willamette National Forest.

Campgrounds:

• Kelsay Valley Horse Camp
• Kelsay Valley Forest Camp
• Connie Lake
• Linda Lake