
SWO FIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon DistrictLines secure on Board Shanty Fire, evacuation levels reduced in Jackson and Josephine counties
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 21, 2025)—Crews on the 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% on the 469-acre fire. Crews...
Board Shanty Fire 100% lined, mop-up operations continue
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 20, 2025)—Crews on the 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 9% on the 469-acre fire. Today,...
Firefighters continue to hold the Board Shanty Fire at 469 acres, slowly increasing containment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 19, 2025)—Last night’s cooler temperatures allowed crews working on the Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, to hold control lines and finish installing hose lays around the full perimeter, recently mapped with infrared at 469 acres....
Firefighters hold lines, continue to make significant progress on the Board Shanty Fire
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 19, 2025)—Today, crews working on the Board Shanty Fire, south of Grants Pass, established direct control line around the fire’s southeast edge. Due to steep slopes and rolling debris from overnight, the fire was mapped this afternoon at 469...
Board Shanty Fire personnel maintain control lines and report four percent containment
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 19, 2025)—Last night, incident resources maintained the direct lines on the north end of the fire and used established hose lays to begin cooling the north perimeter. On the south end, the fire escaped initial control lines yesterday and new...
Firefighters 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...
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