July 24, 2018
GARNER COMPLEX
#UPDATEEvening Update 7-24-18 – 10:30pm
QUICK FACTS:
Size: 17,369 acres
Change in last 24 hrs. +2,075 acres
Containment: 18%
Start Date/Time: 7/15/2018 9:00a.m.
Expected Containment Date: 8/7/18
Location: Josephine County
Cause: Lightning
Est. Cost: $13.5 million
Personnel: 2432
Assigned Resources:
Handcrews: 74
Engines: 112
Dozers: 35
Water Tenders: 47
Assigned Aircraft: 27
Structure Task Forces: 9
NOTE: Acreage is updated once daily based on the overnight Infrared flight.
Public Meeting: A second public meeting was held at the Evans Valley Education and Community Center tonight, approximately 350 people attended. Residents were briefed on all fires within the Garner Complex.
Air quality in the region remains in the unhealthy range due to smoke from the multiple fires in the area. It is advised that residents stay inside if you can. If you must go out, avoid and heavy exertion. Individuals who will be most affected include young children, the elderly and people with comprised health, such as emphysema, asthma, and cardiovascular disease. More air quality information can be found at
https://oregonsmoke.blogspot.com/.
Construction of direct and indirect control lines continued on the Grave Complex fires. The crews hit the Battle Mountain area hard today putting in lines where the fire had crossed the control line previously.
The Taylor Fire continued to present challenges for firefighters. Specially trained hot shot crews were able to use burnout operations to remove fuels ahead of the fire. Burnout operations concluded at dusk. Individual tree torching may be visible through the night, however all fire remains within the control lines. There are wildland and structural fire fighters working through the night.
For most current evacuation information, please contact the Joint Information Center at 541-474-5305 (8 AM—8 PM). A Red Cross Shelter is set up at the Grants Pass High School at 830 NE 9th Street in Grants Pass. 541-474-5710.
July 24, 2018
Garner Complex #UPDATE
Mid-day Update to the Garner Complex Fires
7-24-18 2:00PM
Here is the information you have been requesting about each fire in the Garner Complex. The Grave Creek Fire is at 6,546 acres. Much of the northern half of the fire has either dozer line, hand line or roads holding the fire in check. Today fire fighters will work on completing construction of hand line and dozer line in mostly the southern and southeastern portions of the fire. Securing, holding, and patrolling containment lines are on-going around much of the fire. Assigned resources are 37 crews, 27 engines, 21 heavy equipment and overhead.
The Pleasant Fire is at 784 acres. Yesterday the fire crossed over the containment line and burned a 30-40 area near Battle Mountain. Crews are working today to put a fire line around it and bring that portion back inside the fire line perimeter. Aircraft are planned to be active in this area. Most of the fire perimeter is secure by roads or dozer lines. In areas where there is unburned fuels between the fire perimeter and control lines or roads, Hot Shot crews are performing burnouts. Last night, an unmanned drone flew the fire and detected a new fire start. Crews were able to immediately react and put it out. Assigned resources are: 4 crews, 5 engines, 6 heavy equipment and overhead.
The Taylor Fire is at 9,624 acres and still very active, however progressing slowly. It has burned south to the Shan Creek. Due to the topography fire managers have taken a more indirect approach. There are primary and secondary control lines being built around the entire fire. The fire is burning towards those lines. Once lines are constructed and the lines are reduced of excessive fuels, and plumbed with hose and fittings ahead of planned burn out operations. There was very little spread last night. Assigned resources are: 23 crews, 13 engines, 13 heavy equipment, and overhead.
The Ditch Creek Fire is at 169 acres. This fire is relatively unchanged. It is secured with a fire line all the way around the perimeter. Resources assigned are: 5 crews, 4 engines, 7 heavy equipment, and overhead.
The Spencer Fire is at 228 acres and has a secured fire line around the entire perimeter. There is one engine assigned to patrol and monitor.
The OSFM Task Forces of structural engines have triaged and prepped over 500 structures. To date, no structures have been lost. Today there are nine OSFM Task Force at the Taylor Fire and Pleasant Creek Fires.
Public Meeting: in Wimer tonight at 6:00 P.M. at Evans Valley Education and Community Center, 8205 East Evans Creek.
July 24, 2018
GARNER COMPLEX
#UPDATEEvening Update 7-24-18 – 9:00am
QUICK FACTS:
Size: 17,369 acres
Change in last 24 hrs. +2,075 acres
Containment: 15%
Start Date/Time: 7/15/2018 9:00a.m.
Expected Containment Date: 8/7/18
Location: Josephine County
Cause: Lightning
Est. Cost: $11.5 million
Personnel: 2311
Assigned Resources:
Handcrews: 76
Engines: 102
Dozers: 35
Water Tenders: 45
Assigned Aircraft: 18
Structure Task Forces: 9
Overnight, firefighters continued making great progress on containing the Garner Complex Fire. Todays’ day shift will continue to secure and hold control lines by strengthening hand-built and dozer lines, placing water hoses and continuing mop-up operations. Firefighters will also be setting fire inside the control lines to consume fuel between the fireline and actively burning areas of the fire, weather permitting.
Structural crews continue assessing and creating defensible spaces around homes and other structures on the Grave and Taylor Creek fires.
The fire continues to slowly burn within the interior of those lines, leading to a growth in acres of 2,075 . As smoke conditions allow, air support will be dropping water and retardant on the south and west sides of the Taylor, Pleasant and Graves fires. Spencer Creek fire is holding within control and mop-up continues.
The weather forecast projects continued hot and dry conditions. Winds will have a west-northwesterly flow at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Smoke will be gradually lifting today, resulting in increasing temperatures and lowering of humidity. As a result, firefighters will likely see elevated fire activity.
FIRE ACREAGES BY FIRE:
Grave Creek/Sec. 14 6,546
Pleasant Creek 784
Ditch Creek 169
Taylor Creek 9,642
Spencer Creek 228
A public meeting will be held in Wimer today, July 24 at 6:00 P.M., located at Evans Valley Education and Community Center, 8205 East Evans Creek.
For the most current evacuation information, please contact the Joint Information Center at 541-474-5305 (8 AM—8 PM). A Red Cross Shelter is set up at the Grants Pass High School at 830 NE 9th Street in Grants Pass. 541-474-5710.
Cooperating Agencies: Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, Rogue Valley Fire Chiefs Association, U.S. Forest Service Rogue River-Siskiyou, Umpqua National Forest, Oregon State Fire Marshall Office
To learn more about wildfire preparedness & fire restrictions please visit:
www.swofire.com
