How Did The Lonesome Complex Get Its Name?
Incident: Lonesome Complex Wildfire
Released: 9/30/2008
How are fires named
Fire names are often based on a local geographic feature. Mountains, Swamps, Creeks, Meadows, Lakes, etc.
The Lonesome Complex took its name from Lonesome Meadows on the Umpqua National Forest. The Complex started out as multiple fires and included Lonesome Fire, Bessie Rock and Middle Fork Fires. Bessie Rock and Lonesome Fire are now contained. The only fire still being actively suppressed as part of the Lonesome Complex is the Middle Fork Fire on the Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest.
In some cases it is most efficient to manage multiple incidents from a single command post. When this occurs, the group of incidents is referred to as a complex. Oftentimes, a complex takes its name from one of the fires being managed as part of the complex. In this case, the Complex took its name from the Lonesome Fire.
This was produced by the Lonesome Complex Fire Information Center staffed by PNW Team 3 Incident Management Team.
