July 25, 2024 11:00 a.m.

The seven confirmed fires in the Homestead Complex now total a combined 1,044 acres based on aerial mapping.

A Forest Service update said suppression tactics are being prioritized by threat to property, infrastructure, industry and areas with the highest probability of success. Approximately 235 personnel are engaged including hand crews, engines, dozers, feller bunchers and skidgeons.

Handcrews, engines and heavy equipment continue building direct and indirect containment lines on the Horse Heaven Creek Fire. At 288 acres, it is the most active fire in the complex.

Crews and heavy equipment operators on the No Man Fire, at 317 acres, north of Chilcoot Mountain, are using roads in the area to construct containment line around the fire.

A hotshot crew is constructing direct fireline on the Salmon 33 Fire. It is listed at 132 acres. Firefighters assigned to the 104-acre Reynolds Butte Fire are building direct containment lines in areas that have been identified as having the greatest likelihood for success.

A handcrew, water tender, and a skidgen are holding and improving existing control lines and will begin removing hoselay on the 35-acre Lost Bucket Fire. The 54-acre Fuller Lake Fire and the 114-acre Bullpup Fire remain unstaffed. Firefighters are assessing opportunities to develop direct and indirect control lines when resources are available.

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