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 sides of the fire as they push deeper into the interior and cool hot spots.
This morning, members from a local ODF type-three incident management team will shadow Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT-3) and take command of the incident tomorrow.
“The Grants Pass community is in great hands with the incoming ODF incident management team,” said Deputy Incident Commander Eric Perkins. “We work closely with these folks every summer. They know the terrain and the community, and there isn’t a better team to take over this fire.”
Firefighters continue to push further towards the interior of the fire, bolstering the strength of the lines. Today, crews will extinguish hotspots identified and flagged by nightshift crews using handheld infrared cameras to detect heat.
“We’re really thankful for all the hard work that ODF Team 3 put into this fire to protect the community and keep it as small as possible,” said Jake Kurzyniec, Incident Commander of the incoming ODF IMT. “We’re in a good place to wrap this up quickly.”
While mop up continues, there still may be visible smoke from burning material on the interior of the fire. Perimeter lines are secure, and crews remain vigilant watching for burning rolling material on steep slopes.
Evacuations: Josephine County Zones JCU-436, JCU-437 and JCU-448-A are now under a Level 1- BE READY. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management have removed all evacuation notices. For the latest updates on evacuations, visit: https://protect.genasys.com.
Aviation assets assigned to the nearby Grizzly Complex will remain on station for initial attack. As a reminder, drone use near fires is both illegal and extremely dangerous to pilots working on incidents. If you fly, we can’t. All illegal drone use will be reported to law enforcement.
Resources from ODF Southwest Oregon District, Grants Pass Fire, Rural Metro Fire, Rogue Valley fire agencies and ODF CIMT 3 responded to the Board Shanty Fire Thursday, July 17. ODF CIMT 3 took command of the fire on July 18. For more fire information, visit the district’s Facebook page, @ODFSouthwest or www.swofire.com.
ODF fire regulations: https://swofire.com/public-fire-restrictions/.
BLM fire regulations: https://www.blm.gov/orwafire.