News Release 09/25/08 9:00am PT
Incident: Lonesome Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 9/25/2008
News Release - 09/25/08 9:00 a.m. PT
PNW National Incident Management Team 3 assumed management of the Lonesome Complex at 6 a.m., Thursday, September 25, 2008.
Yesterday's Activities: Stronger winds on the fire increased torching and resulted in some spotting. Crews continued successful burnout operations on the southwest and eastern sections of the fire. On the western perimeter, firefighters continued to make good progress with mop-up activities.
Nine people attended the fire information open house last night in Ft. Klamath at the Community Involvement Club. Those in attendance had an opportunity to visit with Incident Command Team representatives and look at the current maps and photos of the fire.
PNW Team 3 shadowed members of the Blue Mountain Team yesterday in preparation for PNW Team 3 assuming command at 6:00am this morning.
Weather and Fire Behavior: Low clouds are expected to remain today until the cold front finishes moving through in mid to late morning. This afternoon will be mostly sunny with some scattered cumulus clouds. Today's wind speeds are expected to be a little slower than they were yesterday, southwest in the morning changing to northwest in the afternoon. "While temperatures will be down a few degrees and the relative humidity is expected to be slightly higher today, it has been 114 days since the last wetting rain in this area" said Jeff Pendleton, Incident Commander. "The fire may be a little less active today but it will continue to move through larger fuels with torching and spotting."
Plans for Today's Planned Actions: Mop-up efforts will continue along the western edge of the fire today. As conditions allow, firefighters will conduct burnout operations. Type 1 crews will be working today to keep eastern spread of the fire in check. At the same time, some roads on the east edge of the fire are being brushed out as contingency lines.
Closures: A map of the three area closures for the Lonesome Complex is available online at: Inciweb.org : Lonesome Complex : Select - MAPS
LONESOME COMPLEX INFO CENTER : 1-866-601-0637 : 7 am to 7 pm PT
This Fire Update was produced by the Lonesome Information Center staffed by PNW Team 3 Incident Management Team.
