Smoke is still spewing from the Klondike and Natchez fires both of which began from lightning strikes on July 15, 2018 in Oregon and California. Over 1000 lightning strikes landed in southwest Oregon in the middle of July 2018. Initial attack resources caught 98 percent of the new starts. The Klondike fire was one that was not able to be caught. This fire, located nine miles northwest of Selma, OR, has been blazing for over two months now and the containment level on the 154,663 acres is at 72 percent. The dry windy weather is causing active fire behavior and intensive fuel consumption on the interior of the Klondike Fire. The fire’s size increased by 7,600 acres yesterday, as fire spread through unburned areas well within containment lines. Poor humidity recovery will enable active fire growth to continue in the night hours. Fire activity is expected to be ground fire with torching trees, and minimal spotting. Between 400-600 acres of growth expected overnight. Full containment is not expected until October 31.