8/3/2014- The Pumice Complex now has 19 fires, the largest is at 22 acres with the 18 other fires ranging from .10 of an acre to ten acres. Today a couple of the fires in the complex had increased activity and were putting up smoke. However, the majority of smoke in the area is not from the Pumice Complex but from the multiple fires burning in South Central Oregon and Northern California. After today’s operations, six of the fires are contained with crews working on mop-up. Five of the fires are controlled and being monitored. The expectation is that each fire be to 100% suppressed. It is early in the fire season and the extreme dry conditions of the fuel loads are highly susceptible to ignition. Firefighters are making great progress each day. The entire radius of the Pumice Complex is 35 miles. The steep terrain and remoteness of some of the fires makes the suppression efforts more complex and has added to the hazards to our firefighters. “We are taking our time to mitigate the possibility of injuries while still suppressing fires, says, Leland Hunter-SCOFMP IMT 3 Incident Commander. We advise the park visitors to slow down as there is increased fire traffic and low visibility due to the smoke in the area
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:19:00 +0000
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