GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 23, 2025) – Firefighters continued to mop up the Board Shanty Fire overnight, located south of Grants Pass, making steady progress bolstering lines and extinguishing hot spots. Resources are holding the fire within its perimeter lines at 469...

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The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon DistrictFirefighters continue mop-up, push containment to 20%
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 22, 2025)—Firefighters working the 469-acre Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, pushed containment to 20% and cooled the perimeter 200-feet into the incident from the fire’s edge. Today, crews will continue mop-up operations along all...
Firefighters continue mop up, prepare to transition incident to local incident management team
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 21, 2025)—Crews on the 469-acre Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, continue mop-up operations along all sides of the fire as they work to cool the perimeter with water until heat is removed. Containment remains at 14%. Today, officials...
Lines secure on Board Shanty Fire, evacuation levels reduced in Jackson and Josephine counties
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 21, 2025)—Crews on the Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, continue mop-up operations along all sides of the fire as they work to cool the perimeter with water until heat is removed. Containment remains at 14% on the 469-acre fire. Crews...
Board Shanty Fire 100% lined, mop-up operations continue
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 20, 2025)—Crews on the Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, continue mop-up operations along all sides of the fire as they work to cool the perimeter with water until heat is removed. Containment remains at 9% on the 469-acre fire. Today,...
Firefighters continue to hold the Board Shanty Fire at 469 acres, slowly increasing containment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 19, 2025)—Last night’s cooler temperatures allowed crews working on the Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, to hold control lines and finish installing hose lays around the full perimeter, recently mapped with infrared at 469 acres....
Firefighters hold lines, continue to make significant progress on the Board Shanty Fire
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 19, 2025)—Today, crews working on the Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, established direct control line around the fire’s southeast edge. Due to steep slopes and rolling debris from overnight, the fire was mapped this afternoon at 469...
Board Shanty Fire personnel maintain control lines and report four percent containment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 19, 2025)—Last night, incident resources maintained the direct lines on the north end of the fire and used established hose lays to begin cooling the north perimeter. On the south end, the fire escaped initial control lines yesterday and new...
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