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 with Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT-3) began to in brief members from a local, ODF type-three incident management team. Tomorrow, the new team will shadow ODF CIMT 3 and take command of the incident on the morning of Wednesday, July 23.
Today, crews mopped up 100 feet towards the interior of the fire around the entire fire line, and up to 200 feet in some areas. Work continues to push further towards the interior of the fire, bolstering the strength of the lines.
While mop up continues, there still may be visible smoke from burning material in the interior of the fire. Perimeter lines are secure, and crews remain vigilant watching for burning rolling material on steep slopes and spot fires.
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.
Today, aviation assets helped extinguish hot spots within the fire and 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 Friday, 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/programs/public-safety-and-fire/fire-and-aviation/regional-info/oregon-washington/fire-restrictions.
This will be the last evening update unless conditions change significantly.
Morning updates will continue.