9 New Confirmed Fires Today, Trail Fire Grows to 1,200 Acres

From smoke checks today, we had several new confirmed starts. Here is the fire information: Trail Fire – Just east of Diamond Lake. Trail Fire is estimated at 1,000 to 1,200 acres. acres. Multiple crews and engines assigned to this incident. Air resources today. A Forest Closure Order has been issued for this fire: https://bit.ly/3Wrg6Gp Diamond Lake Campground is closed starting today, July 18, 2024, through Sunday, July 21, 2024. We will reevaluate on Sunday. Reservation cancellation emails, including refund information have been sent via Recreation.gov. Evacuations for the Trail Fire can be found on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Pig Iron Fire – New confirmed start. Estimated 4 acres, air resources today. Chilcoot Fire – New confirmed fire start. Estimated 40 acres. Air resources today. Lemolo Fire – Estimated 15 acres. Evacuations for the Lemolo Fire can be found on the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Facebook page. Bald Ridge - New confirmed start. Estimated 0.25 acres. Spring Fire - New confirmed start, 0.1 acres. engine on site, 100% lined, contained. Shadow Fire – New confirmed start. Estimated 3 – 5 acres. Douglas Forest Protection Agency (DFPA) and Forest Service resources. Adam Mountain Fire – New confirmed start. Estimated 50 acres. Horse Heaven Creek Fire- New confirmed start. Estimated 3.5 acres. Lost Bucket Fire Estimated 0.1 acres. DFPA and Forest Service resources. Watson Fire – New confirmed start. Estimated 10 acres. Jack Saddle Fire – Estimated 0.5 acres. Hose lay around 30%, 30% - 40% contained. Forest Service and DFPA resources. White Creek Fire – Estimated 0.25 of an acre. 100% lined, 100% contained. Puddin Fire – Estimated 0.8 acres, 100% contained. Clearwater Fire- Confirmed new fire today. Estimated 0.10 of an acre, 100% lined. Slide Fire – Estimated .5 acre. 100% lined. Tucker Fire – 100% contained. Donegan Fire – 100% contained Cultus Fire – Estimated 1.1 acre, 75% contained. Evacuation information related to Incident 289 (Unnamed) in the Soda Springs/ Pine Bench area can be found on the Douglas County Sheriff’s Facebook page. This incident is also impacting the Soda Springs dam where water is being released. Recreators can expect increased waterflow downstream of Soda Springs on the North Umpqua River. Via U.S. Forest Service Umpqua National Forest Photo of Trail Fire by Ken Tedder, 2pm Thursday