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WILDFIRE Little growth on Buckskin fire Monday, now at 2,220 acres Community meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. today in Cave Junction Comment By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Posted Jun. 16, 2015 at 12:18 PM Updated Jun 16, 2015 at 4:53 PM By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Posted Jun. 16, 2015 at 12:18 PM Updated Jun 16, 2015 at 4:53 PM » Social News The Buckskin fire burning on the fringe of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area rocketed to 2,000-plus acres over the weekend, but the flames seemed to slow significantly Monday night.  Today, interagency crews fighting the fire that is burning about 10 miles southwest of Cave Junction, said the blaze has grown to about 2,220 acres, about a 212-acre increase from Monday's estimated 2,008 acres.  "That's little growth from yesterday," public information officer Bill Queen said. "Largely the fire did not move yesterday." Fire officials attributed the slow growth to increased humidity levels and slightly cooler temperatures from an onshore flow of marine air Sunday into Monday. Smoke levels have also gone down, with a majority of haze pooling in parts of the Illinois Valley.  Officials believe a lightning strike sparked the fire June 11 in the same area where the 2002 Biscuit fire burned a half-million acres over six months. The Buckskin fire has drawn 496 personnel to the front lines, including 12 hand crews, seven dozers, five engines, 11 water tenders and 10 helicopters, according to an update on the Incident Information System wildfire website.  Crews have closed off public access to the area inside the fire boundary, bordered to the south by the California Oregon border, on the west by Chrome Creek and by the Smith River at the southwest corner, on the north by the Chetco River headwaters and the area around Broken Cot Creek over to the Josephine Creek headwaters, and to the east by forestlands along U.S. Forest Service Road 4402.  In a Tuesday-morning update, officials stated they have made "excellent progress" building indirect firelines along the fire's eastern flank out toward the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Dozers and other heavy equipment continue to establish containment lines for burnout on the southern and western flanks. Retardant drops are planned for Wednesday to pre-treat the eastern side, which officials have described as the fire's most problematic portion due to heavy fuels, scattered timber and steep topography in an area that could make it easy for flames to spread and difficult for crews to access. "What we're most concerned about at this time is that eastern, southeastern flank," Queen said.  No structures are threatened, although critical habitat for coho salmon, northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet are threatened, crews said.  A public meeting to provide information about the Buckskin fire is planned for tonight in Cave Junction at 6 p.m. at the Community Building on Highway 199. Reach reporter Ryan Pfeil at 541-776-4468 or [email protected] . Follow him at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil . By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Posted Jun. 16, 2015 at 12:18 PM Updated Jun 16, 2015 at 4:53 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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