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Windigo-Potter-Big Swamp - Fire Update
August 24, 2022

Fire Information Phone: 541-625-0687 (8am - 7pm)                             
Email: 2022.Windigo@firenet.gov
Potter Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8291/
Windigo Fire InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8292/ 
Big Swamp InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8323/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WindigoPotterBigSwampFireInfo/

The Umpqua National Forest has reduced the Emergency Fire Closure for the Windigo fire (details below). 

Weather: Today will be hot and dry, with isolated thunderstorms possible near the crest of the Cascades. Temperatures will be in the low to mid-80s with relative humidity around 30%. Winds start the day light, increasing this afternoon with gusts up to 14 mph. For smoke information visit AirNow.gov.

Big Swamp Fire:  Firefighters continue to utilize the sprinkler system along the 2153 Road to check any forward advance of the fire. Elsewhere on the fire, crews continue to patrol, mop up, and repair control lines.

Potter Fire: Crews continue with dozer, hand line, and road repair. Chipping, processing, and hauling of danger trees that have been removed is ongoing.

Camel Hump Fire: Firefighters were able to begin construction of the hose lay around the fire yesterday. A water tender is being brought in today to allow fire crews to charge the hoses and bring water to the fireline. Fire crews are making good progress mitigating hazard trees around the fire perimeter. 

Windigo Fire: Firefighters continue work repairing remaining dozer hand lines to restore natural drainage on the landscape and minimize the potential for sediment to flow into local streams. Fire crews also made excellent progress grading, repairing, and removing hazard trees along the 60 Road to the Windigo Pass Trailhead on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Resources: 15 hand crews, 10 engines, 3 dozers, 10 water tenders, 5 helicopters. Total personnel 643. 

Closures: The portion of the Pacific Crest Trail within the Umpqua National Forest and the Kelsay Valley Horse Camp have been reopened. Other trails in the area, as well as the Mt. Thielsen Wilderness, are now open. Area closures for the Windigo and Potter Fires remain posted on the Umpqua National Forest - Alerts & Notices (usda.gov) page.

Public Safety:  As fire activity diminishes, hazards from fire effects and suppression activities remain. Crews and equipment continue to use roads for both suppression and post-fire suppression repair. Activities like brushing and chipping along roadsides and falling trees remain hazards on the landscape. You can help keep firefighters and the public safe by adhering to the closure orders until they are officially lifted. As roads begin to open, please drive slowly through the areas. Stopping along roads and highways to observe operations creates a safety hazard for both firefighters and the public. 

Windigo Fire 
Size: Approx. 1,007 acres 
Containment: 98% 
Location: 20 mi SW of La Pine, OR 
Cause: Lightning 

Potter Fire 
Size: Approx. 627 acres  
Containment: 84% 
Location: 8 mi NE of Toketee Lake   
Cause: Lightning 

Camel Hump Fire
Size: Approx. 6 acres  
Containment: 0% 
Location: 6 miles SW of Potter Mountain 
Cause: Lightning

Big Swamp Fire
Size: Approx. 110 acres  
Containment: 69% 
Location: 6.5 mi N of Lemolo Lake 
Cause: Lightning