GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 25, 2025) – Firefighters assigned to the Board Shanty Fire, located south of Grants Pass, continue to make steady progress across the incident, extinguishing lingering coals and smoking debris. With this work ongoing during both day and night shifts, containment has now increased to 45% on the 469-acre fire. Due to the progress and current status of the incident, the local Type 3 team that has been in command of the fire will transition to a smaller local Type 4 organization to complete the rest of the work beginning Saturday morning.
Currently, there are 183 personnel assigned to the Board Shanty Fire, with 115 working during the day and the remainder assigned to the night shift. These resources will continue mop-up work, building depth on the line to the point where 300 feet into the interior of the fire is free of heat or smoke. As this work is completed and the line is strengthened, containment will continue to increase.
Aircraft is available today if needed, and a reconnaissance flight is scheduled for 2 p.m. to search for any visible smoke over the fire and direct ground crews where needed. A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in place over the fire area to create a safe airspace for fire-related aircraft when needed. As a reminder, flying drones over or near a fire is illegal and incredibly dangerous to working aircraft; if you fly, we can’t.
On Thursday evening, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management canceled all remaining Level 1 – Be Ready evacuation notices for Zones JCU-436, JCU-437 and JCU-448-A. To learn your zone, visit: https://protect.genasys.com and enter your address in the search bar.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. This will be the final update on this incident unless conditions significantly change. Help prevent new human-caused fires from sparking by following all regulations currently in place:
- ODF Southwest Oregon: https://swofire.com/public-fire-restrictions/
- BLM Medford District: https://www.blm.gov/orwafire