DIAMOND COMPLEX AT 10,987 ACRES AND 38 PERCENT CONTAINED

August 21, 2024 11:05 a.m.

The Diamond Complex, burning on the Umpqua National Forest, is at 10,987 acres and 38 percent contained.

A UNF update said 23 of the original 29 fires in the complex are now 100 percent contained.

The Middle Fork Fire in the northwest corner of Crater Lake National Park is 5,228 acres and zero percent contained. The fire is primarily burning within the 2015 National Creek and 2017 Spruce Lake fire scars. There was minimal smoke or fire activity as the fire continued to creep at a slow rate of spread. There remains an extreme hazard of falling trees that were destroyed in both the 2015 and 2017 fires.

Fire updates:

*Pine Bench Fire: 3,925 acres and 30 percent contained

*Potter Fire: 3,320 acres and 6 percent contained

*Trep Fire: 544 acres and zero percent contained

More smoke production and isolated torching has been observed on the complex.

Details on the Diamond Complex are at: https://www.facebook.com/DiamondComplx