
SWO FIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon DistrictFirefighters continue an aggressive attack on the Board Shanty Fire, GPS mapped at 409 acres
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 18, 2025)—Today, incident resources continued an aggressive extended attack on the 409-acre Board Shanty Fire, located south of Grants Pass. Firefighters continued direct suppression tactics amid very active fire behavior, which generated a...
Oregon Dept. of Forestry CIMT 3 takes command of the 300-acre Board Shanty Fire south of Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 18, 2025)—Following an aggressive overnight attack by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District, ODF Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT 3) took command of the estimated 300-acre Board Shanty Fire, located south of...
Grizzly Complex in latter stages of mop-up, repair work begins across most fires
This will be the final update on these incidents unless conditions significantly change JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 16, 2025)—Fire lines across the Grizzly Complex are holding strong as firefighters work to finalize containment and extinguish...
Lines hold despite excessive heat conditions; ODF CIMT 3 shares CAL FIRE resources to assist Klamath area fires
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 15, 2025)—Despite high temperatures and gusty conditions, crews held Grizzly Complex fires within their current footprints and increased mop-up operations and total containment within the complex. Late last night, Oregon...
Firefighters continue making progress despite excessive heat conditions, evacuation levels dropped near Neil Creek Road Fire
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 14, 2025)—Today crews were seeking out and cooling hot spots that were identified overnight from an infrared (IR) flight and PALM IR. Fires showed minimal fire activity along incident perimeters, allowing crews to focus on...
Crews increase containment across fires, continue mopping up hot spots within fire perimeters
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 14, 2025) — Firefighting crews continue mopping-up within fire perimeters, resulting in increased containment of fires across the Grizzly Complex. Nightshift crews are using handheld infrared cameras to identify hot spots...
Despite excessive heat and gusty conditions, firefighters continue mopping up within fire perimeters
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 13, 2025) — Despite unfavorable weather conditions, steep slopes, and other challenges, firefighters continue to hold and strengthen fire lines, conduct mop-up within fire perimeters, and increase containment levels of...
Crews continue to strengthen lines throughout fire perimeters amid excessive heat conditions
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 13, 2025) — High temperatures remain in the forecast with an excessive heat warning through Tuesday. Unstable conditions are predicted for this afternoon, which brings heightened fire potential and higher risk for new...
Firefighters strengthen lines despite extreme heat, officials urge public caution as fire risk increases
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 12, 2025)—Despite high temperatures and windy conditions, firefighters held the fires within their current footprints on all incidents across Jackson and Josephine counties. Crews strengthened lines around all fires and...
Firefighters progress on mop-up operations overnight, work continues today
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 11, 2025)—Overnight, crews continued to make progress on all incidents across Jackson and Josephine counties, with control line around all fires and mop-up operations underway. Mop-up operations refer to the process of...
Continued progress across all fires as firefighters build lines around majority of incidents, many in mop-up
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 11, 2025)—Resources from Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team 3, and district resources working on non-complex lightning fires, continued to make progress across all the fires across Jackson...
Firefighters in Southwest Oregon prepare for hot temperatures, potentially increased fire activity
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 11, 2025)—Resources from Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team 3, and district resources working on non-complex lightning fires, continued to make progress last night with good overnight...
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