Lightning Ignites Fires on Diamond Lake District

Umpqua National Forest is responding to two new fires on Diamond Lake District. A widespread lightning storm moved through the region the last two nights and multiple strikes have been confirmed on the forest. 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟭𝟮:𝟱𝟱 𝗣𝗠 - 𝟬𝟳/𝟬𝟮/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 - Buckneck Fire (#180) is a 0.81-acre fire located on the northeast side of Buckneck Mountain. Redmond Smokejumpers on site. - Garwood Fire (#177) is 0.10-acre fire located a mile from National Forest Service Road 3703, spur 200. Siskiyou Rappelers on site, 100% lined. - Smoke check in progress: Thielsen Wilderness (#179) A fixed wing Air Attack plane is up and performing reconnaissance to locate any additional fires and an Incident Awareness and Assessment (IAA) imagery flight will take place across the area later today. We will update with more details as soon as they become available. Smoke reports can be reported to Roseburg Interagency Communications Center at (541) 957-3325. 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - The Forest has moved to Moderate Fire Danger - No Public Use Restrictions - Industrial Fire Precaution Level remains at Level 1 Please do your part to reduce the number of human-caused wildfires. Remember that even fires in Forest constructed fire rings within designated recreation sites, need to be dead out before leaving your campsite. Drown, stir, and feel your campfire with the back of your hand. It should feel cold to the touch before leaving your campsite. Via US Forest Service Umpqua National Forest