Burnout operations were conducted overnight along forest roads parallel to the north side of the fire. These burnout activity continue during the day of August 23. Heavy equipment assisted ground crews as they prepared areas for future burnout operations. During the day, the fire remained active all along its west side, moving slowly through the wilderness toward Route 242. In the northwest, the fire continued to burn on the northern slope of Black Crater; and in the southwest, it moved into the lighter fuels that have grown up in the area burned by the 2012 Pole Creek Fire. On the northeast and southeast sides of the fire, crews patrolled the fire lines and prepared to begin mop-up operations while state fire marshal teams spent the day at the Black Butte Ranch and other residual areas helping homeowners make their property more fire resistant. By the end of the day, the fire covered and was 32 percent contained with 673 firefighters on station. On August 24, fire behavior was moderate with flames slowly burning ground cover and occasionally torching taller trees as the fire moves through the wilderness toward Route 242. The fire continued to burn on the north and west slopes of Black Crater out of reach of firefighters. During the day, a cold front moved through the area, clearing out the smoke and slowing the fire's progress. The clear skies allowed air support to be resumed. Helicopter water drops helped ground crew suppress spot fires and dowsed hot spots along the fire's edge. In the afternoon, burnout operations were conducted along Route 242, west of the fire's main front. At the end of the day, the fire covered . The estimated containment was still at 32 percent and the number of firefighters on station did not change from the previous day.