The Little Lava Fire, west of Bend and south of Mt. Bachelor, saw increased growth and activity in the last week due to warm and dry conditions, coupled with strong winds. The Little Lava Fire was one of several fires that make up the Bachelor Complex Fires, which started in early September.

Additional crews were called in to suppress several spot fires that appeared on the east side of the Edison #3 Trail on Oct. 7, according to the Forest Service. The Bachelor Complex Fires were 14,771 acres as of Oct. 10.

On Oct. 8, Deschutes National Forest reported very active fire behavior, stating that the fire began moving north, then east, and pushed up and around established containment lines. According to the press release, the fire was not safe for firefighters or equipment to engage directly.

Firefighters have made progress with aircraft activity helping to limit fire growth and cool hot spots. Additional resources arrived on Oct. 9 to limit fire progression to the east and crews will continue reducing fuels to prepare an eastern control line. Resources continue to look for opportunities to safely engage the fire’s northeastern edge.

A map of the forest indicates all closures related to the Bachelor Complex Fires, which includes all lands managed by the US Forest Service south of Cascade Lakes Highway, beginning at the junction with Sparks Lake trail. Additionally, closures remain at all lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service west of Cascade Lakes Highway in the Three Sisters Wilderness, starting at the Elk Lake and Trailhead.

This article appears in Source Weekly October 10, 2024.

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Heat and Wind Spark Growth for Little Lava Fire

by Julianna LaFollette, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 10, 2024

<h1>Heat and Wind Spark Growth for Little Lava Fire</h1> <p class="byline">by Julianna LaFollette, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 10, 2024</p> <p><span class="fdnDropCap">T</span>he Little Lava Fire, west of Bend and south of Mt. Bachelor, saw increased growth and activity in the last week due to warm and dry conditions, coupled with strong winds. The Little Lava Fire was one of several fires that make up the Bachelor Complex Fires, which started in <a href="/news/bachelor-complex-fire-leads-to-increase-in-evacuation-zones-21827031" target="_blank">early September</a>.</p> <p>Additional crews were called in to suppress several spot fires that appeared on the east side of the Edison #3 Trail on Oct. 7, according to the Forest Service. The Bachelor Complex Fires were 14,771 acres as of Oct. 10.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/screenshot_2024-10-10_at_3.29.49_pm.png"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/screenshot_2024-10-10_at_3.29.49_pm.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1807" /></a></figure> <p> On Oct. 8, Deschutes National Forest reported very active fire behavior, stating that the fire began moving north, then east, and pushed up and around established containment lines. According to the press release, the fire was not safe for firefighters or equipment to engage directly.</p> <p>Firefighters have made progress with aircraft activity helping to limit fire growth and cool hot spots. Additional resources arrived on Oct. 9 to limit fire progression to the east and crews will continue reducing fuels to prepare an eastern control line. Resources continue to look for opportunities to safely engage the fire’s northeastern edge.</p> <p>A <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1203654.pdf" target="_blank">map</a> of the forest indicates all closures related to the Bachelor Complex Fires, which includes all lands managed by the US Forest Service south of Cascade Lakes Highway, beginning at the junction with Sparks Lake trail. Additionally, <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices/?aid=72042" target="_blank">closures remain</a> at all lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service west of Cascade Lakes Highway in the Three Sisters Wilderness, starting at the Elk Lake and Trailhead.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/heat-and-wind-spark-growth-for-little-lava-fire-21997363/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1806&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/heat-and-wind-spark-growth-for-little-lava-fire-21997363/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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