Oregon: Moon Complex
Updated: Oct. 1, 10:21 a.m.
Oregon
Moon Complex
Where: Near Paradise Lodge, northeast of Agness in the Wild Rogue Wilderness
County: Curry
Size: 18,316
Containment: 10%
Cause: Lightning
Current status: Lines around a spot fire to the northwest of Illahe have been mopped up to 30 feet, and firefighters will continue working to widen them Wednesday. Along Panther Ridge, crews are working to connect lines along Forest System Road 060 in preparation for going direct.
Ground resources are chipping along Forest System Road 2308 and continuing to assess FSR 23/Bear Camp Road. Rollout, fire-weakened trees and other debris are creating significant hazards to firefighters and equipment in the area between East Creek and Shasta Costa Creek.
Since Sept. 20, firefighters assigned to the Moon Complex have created 22.6 miles of combined hand and dozer line, dug 93.5 miles of handline, cut 17 miles of dozer line, and prepped 37.8 miles of roads. Aviation resources flew 279 hours, transporting 137 passengers, delivering 28,000 pounds of cargo, and dropping 1,384,000 gallons of water on the fire. That is enough water to supply 163 households for a month.
Weather: Light showers are expected to resume over the fire area Wednesday, with high temperatures in the 60s and southwest winds with gusts up to 20 miles per hour.
Closures and evacuations: The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is implementing an expanded closure area to protect public and firefighting safety. Lands, roads, trails and recreation on the Rogue River are closed in this area. Please visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/rogue-siskiyou/alerts for closure information and maps.
River-based recreation is closed on the Rogue River from Grave Creek to below Agness. No river permits are being issued at this time. The Rainie Falls Trail and the Rogue River Trail from Grave Creek to Marial are open.
There are evacuation warnings and advisories in place, which can change at any time. More information can be found here.
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