July 25, 2023 4:00 a.m.

Cooler temperatures and higher humidity levels aided in suppression efforts on the Flat Fire in Curry County on Monday.

An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 3 said firefighters continued tactical firing operations along the western and southwestern flanks to strengthen control lines. The narrow fire growth towards the southwest that’s recently become visible on the map is due to successful ignitions that have occurred over the past few days. Unstaffed Aerial Systems were deployed Monday afternoon to ignite vegetation in areas further interior to establish more depth along control lines. Crews also continued to patrol recently burned areas and extinguish sources of heat along the fire’s edge.

The Flat Fire is now listed at 22,130 acres and is three percent contained. 1,528 personnel are assigned to the fire.

Updated fire information is available at: https://www.facebook.com/flatfireoregon2023