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Size:150 acres Location: 5 miles west of Crescent Lake Junction, Oregon
County: Klamath Start Date: July 17, 2024 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning
Total Personnel: 91
Crescent, Oregon — The Red Fire is located within the Diamond Peak Wilderness on the Deschutes National Forest, on the southwest slope of Redtop Mountain. The fire is being managed under a full suppression strategy. The Southern Area Gray Incident Management Team, led by Incident Commander Fulton Jeansonne, assumed command of the fire on Friday, July 19, at 6:00 a.m. local time. Public and firefighter safety is the highest priority in managing this fire.
Yesterday’s Activities – Fire personnel, including 3 smokejumpers, a 20-person hand crew, and a local 10-person initial attack module were actively engaged in fireline construction and scouting the fire perimeter. Fire behavior increased throughout the day driven by shifting and increasing winds.
Today’s Activities – Firefighters will continue to build on prior suppression efforts, beginning on the southwest side of the fire near the Whitefish Creek Trail (# 3842), utilizing Minimum Impact Strategy and Tactics. Fireline supervisors will continue to scout for future primary and secondary firelines. Resource advisors are engaged to assist in protecting natural and cultural resources. Fire activity is expected to increase throughout the day as temperatures and wind increase.
Weather – Sunny, with high temperatures near 85 degrees and low humidity near 30 percent. Light morning winds will become northwest 7-9 mph with afternoon gusts to 15 mph. Tonight will be clear with low temperatures near 55 degrees and humidity increasing to near 60 percent.
Evacuations – There are no evacuation orders in place at this time.
Fire Restrictions – Public usefire restrictions are currently in effect for the Deschutes National Forest. Visit CentralOregonFire.org or the Deschutes National Forest’s website (fs.usda.gov/detail/deschutes/home/?cid=stelprdb5297376) for more information.
Smoke from the Red Fire continues, and maps and air quality information is always available on https://fire.airnow.gov/. Please help firefighters by following all local regulations, found here: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/fire/pages/restrictions.aspx. Additional wildfire prevention tips are available at www.keeporegongreen.org.
If you fly, we can’t. Unauthorized drone flights (UAS) pose serious risks to firefighter and public safety and the effectiveness of wildfire suppression operations. Aerial firefighting is suspended when unauthorized UAS are in the area, allowing wildfires to grow larger.
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