Acres: 18,316
Containment: 10%
A Moon Complex fire status update will be live streamed on Facebook at 6 p.m. tonight on the Southwest Oregon Fire Information Facebook page, Southwest Oregon Fire Information. A Facebook account is not required to view the link.
Fire behavior Sunday was not as active as previous days. Moderated fire conditions led to minimal perimeter growth.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal has six structural task forces assigned to the fire. These task forces are working to protect approximately 125 threatened homes in the Illahe and Agnes communities. One outbuilding near Clay Hill Lodge has been lost.
Current Status: Ground resources completed line and plumbing around two spot fires on Panther Ridge yesterday. Plumbing is a system of hoses, valves and tanks that deliver water to areas without developed infrastructure. Crews also completed prepping and wrapping Bald Knob Lookout.
Along the river corridor, crews finished prepping and installing sprinklers around Marial Lodge and Rogue River Ranch. To the southeast, firefighters are working to build indirect and contingency lines to catch fire that crossed Bear Camp Road.
Aviation resources flew 38 hours, dropping 198,000 gallons of water to support operations across the fire area.
Weather: High temperatures will be in the 60s today, with rain likely this morning and potential for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. Winds will be out of the southwest, with gusts up to 15 miles per hour.
Smoke: Air quality is moderate to unhealthy across many areas in western Oregon. Smoke and air quality information is available at https://www.oregonsmoke.org/ and https://www.airnow.gov.
View the latest air quality information by turning on the Watch Duty AQI layer here.