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Slater and Devil Fires Update Friday, November 6, 2020; 9:00 a.m.

Slater Fire – 157,270 acres and 87% containment Cooler and wetter weather has stopped any growth along the fire edge on the southwest aspect of Swan Mountain, and along the headwaters of Thompson Creek in the Red Buttes Wilderness and Kangaroo Mountain Roadless Area. The remainder of the fire perimeter has not grown for many days. Repair of roads, trails and fire lines affected by firefighting is finishing up over the next several days. Firefighters are spreading straw mulch and seed over bare areas to help stabilize soils and mitigate the effects of the oncoming wet weather. Reopening the Grayback Road continues to be a high priority. The road remains closed to public use due to the presence of hazard trees. Devil Fire - 8,857 acres and 67% containment The Devil Fire is being monitored by air. No growth has been detected for several days. Weather and Fire Behavior A major change in the weather pattern began overnight Thursday. A strong cold front and low-pressure system is predicted to bring wetting rain and mountain snow to the region with snow levels anticipated down to 4000 feet. Wetting rain is expected with showers continuing thru the weekend. Upwards of 0.5 inches of rain is predicted, which will be a “season ending event”, meaning that should we get this fuels are very unlikely to dry enough to support fire spread. Any remaining fire activity should be limited to widely scattered and isolated interior heavy fuels, such as log ends and stump holes, that will continue to smolder and produce limited amounts of smoke.

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Closures and Restrictions The Klamath (KNF) and Six Rivers (SRNF) national forests have issued Incident Statistics emergency area closure orders for the KNF’s portion of the Slater-Devil Fires. These orders are effective November 1 through November 15, 2020. An additional order has been issued for the SRNF’s portion of the Size: Slater Fire. This order (20-10-15) is effective October 29 through Slater 157,270 December 1, 2020. These closure orders only apply to National Forest Devil 8,8 5 7 System lands, roads and trails within the closure order boundary, as Containment: well as any specified roads and trails outside of the closure order Slater 87% boundary. The following are exempt from these orders: persons with Devil 67% Forest Service Permits specifically exempting them from the order; federal, state or local officers of an organized rescue or firefighting Injuries: 12 force; and owners or lessees of land in the closure area needing access Fatalities: 2 to their property. Date detected: 9/8/2020 Cause: Under Klamath National Forest closure orders are available on the KNF investigation www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices. website at Six Structures Threatened: 150 Rivers National Forest closure orders are available on the SRNF website Structures Damaged: 11 at www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/srnf/alerts-notices. Structures Lost (total): 440 The Pacific Southwest Region is under emergency fire restrictions, Residential 197 although the use of gas stoves is allowed in open developed recreation Commercial 1 sites. Find closure orders and maps at: www.fs.usda.gov/klamath, Mixed 5 www.fs.usda.gov/rogue-siskiyou, and www.fs.usda.gov/srnf. Other 237

Additional portions of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest have Estimated cost: reopened for use, with some areas remaining closed for emergency Slater $53 million crews’ safety and to allow for fire suppression and burned area Devil $679,525 recovery. Find closure orders and maps at: www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/rogue-siskiyou/alerts-notices. The latest Resources updates on fire danger levels and public use restrictions within the Forest are available at: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/rogue-siskiyou/news- Hand Crews: 4 events/?cid=FSEPRD824854. Engines: 7 Helicopters: 1 The Bureau of Land Management Medford District has public lands Fixed wing aircraft: 0 closures in effect near the Slater Fire. Find closure area maps at: Dozers: 0 www.blm.gov/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and- Water tenders: 3 aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictions. Total Personnel: 206 Burned Area Emergency Recovery information and resources for private landowners impacted by the Slater and Devil Fires are available at: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7237/.

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