September 7, 2024 12:10 p.m. 

The Homestead Complex, burning on the Umpqua National Forest, is 60 percent contained and remains at 6,156 acres as of midday Saturday.

A UNF update said the recent warm and dry weather has intensified fire activity on a number of fires. Crews have been working to locate and contain spot fires and/or line slopovers with support from helicopter bucket drops. At the same time, large areas of these fires have been contained and mopped up and are in clean-up and suppression repair stages.

On the 2,421-acre Horse Heaven Creek Fire, on Friday crews were able to construct control line around most of the spot fires that crossed the 3831 Road with a few more to get line around on Saturday.

On the 2,072-acre No Man Fire, crews are patrolling and mopping up. Chipping operations continue and suppression repair is underway.

The Fuller Lake Fire has progressed north and joined with the Bullpup Fire at its southern flank. The priority objective for crews is to keep fire within established control lines located to the north of the Bullpup Fire in order to prevent the fire from progressing toward critical habitat for wild steelhead in the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area.

More information on the Homestead Complex is available at: https://www.facebook.com/HomesteadComplexFireInfo