September 25, 2024 11:00 a.m.

The Diamond Complex, burning on the Umpqua National Forest is 90 percent contained, as midday Wednesday.

A UNF update said California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 will transfer command of the complex to Northwest Complex Incident Management Team 12, at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

The remaining fires in the complex that are not yet fully contained are the Pine Bench Fire and the Potter Fire. The Pine Bench Fire is 84 percent contained while the Potter Fire is 98 percent contained.  Neither fire has grown beyond its current footprint in several weeks. Remaining portions of the uncontained fire line are either in the Boulder Creek Wilderness or are inaccessible due to steep and rugged terrain.

A majority of all post-suppression repair work has been completed with the exception of a few remaining control lines to be rehabilitated, slash to be chipped or removed, and road grading to be completed around the fires. A drivable self-feeding chipper has been brought to the 100 Road in order to rapidly process the large amounts of slash generated during hazard tree removal. This powerful, high-capacity chipping vehicle is run by one operator and has the capability of processing woody debris ranging from brush to large diamond trees.

More information on the Diamond Complex, is at: https://www.facebook.com/DiamondComplx