August 14, 2024 9:40 a.m.

The Dixon Fire is now at 2,018 acres, with zero percent containment.

A fire update said the Dixon Fire has remained active along the southern edge, with crews working through the night to hold control lines and protect area homes.

Wednesday, crews will continue to rely heavily on air assets to support suppression efforts. Air support has been integral to holding the fire, providing necessary water drops to ground crews working on the active edge. On FSRD 1610 and the 100-spur road, crews will be extending mop up and extinguishing available fuels within the fire perimeter. Crews are using hand lines, dozer lines, pumps and portable water sources to assist with this task. Falling modules will continue to remove hazard trees along Tiller Trail Highway.

The update said in Drew, crews are completing surface preparation work around structures, clearing away receptive fuels and moving combustibles away from buildings.

The Rogue Valley Immediate Response Task Force has been demobilized. This response tool mobilizes mutual aid resources for 72-hours, to provide short-term surge capacity to an incident ahead of a conflagration declaration. This group was replaced by a Multnomah County task force.

618 people are working on the Dixon Fire. There are 17 lend/lease engines, 16 hand crews, 16 Oregon State Fire Marshal engines, 11 water tenders, 11 dozers, 4 wildland engines and 12 helicopters. The cost of fighting the Dixon Fire is just under $3 million as of Wednesday.

For more information on the Dixson Fire, go to: https://www.facebook.com/DixonFire2024