August 31, 2024 10:00 a.m.

Crews with the Homestead Complex, burning in the Umpqua National Forest, continue securing, patrolling and finishing up containment throughout the fire area.

A UNF update said the fire remains 60 percent contained and 5,910 acres as of midday Saturday.

A high-pressure system dominates the atmosphere, causing unseasonably high temperatures. Friday night a thermal belt, or inversion layer, laid over the fire area, keeping surface temperatures warmer, affecting overnight relative humidity recovery. This will affect overall fire activity in open canopies and with lighter fuels. Expected fire growth is less than two feet per hour, but it will be limited by direct fire suppression lines.

Fire updates:

*Horse Heaven Creek Fire remains at 2,298 acres. Mastication work and chipping is complete on the Ridge Road west of the fire, and heavy equipment is being pulled off the line. On the northern perimeter, crews continue work on securing containment and extinguishing hot spots with helicopter water drops. Active fire spread is expected in areas of unsecured line and in interior pockets, causing more smoke than seen in the past few days.

*No Man Fire is still at 2,076 acres. Crews are putting the final touches on indirect line Saturday, mopping up in the south, and securing control lines.

*Bullpup Fire remains at 476 acres with the Fuller Lake Fire at 418 acres. Containment has increased on the northern perimeter of the Bullpup Fire as hotshot crews made great progress. Efforts are now on extinguishing areas with lingering heat, chipping containment lines, hauling away vegetation and patrolling.

Homestead Complex in-depth information is at: https://www.facebook.com/HomesteadComplexFireInfo