July 26, 2024 10:00 a.m.

The seven fires in the Homestead Complex now total 1,179 acres, as of midday on Friday.

An Umpqua National Forest update said 306 resources are assigned, including hand crews, engines, water tenders, dozers, feller bunchers and skidgens.

Firefighters completed removing the hoselay on the 35-acre Lost Bucket Fire. The majority of resources from Lost Bucket will now be assisting the Salmon 33 Fire, as well the No Man Fire. Remaining resources will continue to maintain and patrol the control lines around Lost Bucket.

Thursday night a hotshot crew camped out near the 133-acre Salmon 33 Fire to maximize opportunities to construct fire line during cooler evening and morning conditions, when the fire is less active. On the 350-acre No Man Fire, crews and heavy equipment operators have been making good progress constructing fire line. On the east side of No Man Fire, staff are improving existing roads to use as containment line. Great Basin Team 5 is coordinating with cooperators west of the fire to construct indirect control lines.

The 371-acre Horse Heaven Fire continues to be the most active fire in the complex. Handcrews, engines and heavy equipment are building direct and indirect containment lines on the north and east sides of the fire.

The 104-acre Reynolds Butte Fire showed minimal activity Thursday. Crews continue building indirect fire lines and laying hose. Firefighters are using information from scouting missions the past few days to develop plans for direct and indirect fire lines when resources are available to be assigned to the 61-acre Fuller Lake Fire and the 125-acre Bullpup Fire.

Overall fire activity is expected to remain minimal.

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