Smoke in Grants Pass after crews put out structure fire

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A shop, several outbuildings and a home in Grants Pass are all extremely damaged after a structure fire last night in the 1200 block of SW Jordan Street. According to a news release from Grants Pass Fire and Rescue, crews responded to the structure fire at 6:20 p.m. When they arrived, they found the structure fire spreading to a second building. "The first unit arrived within five minutes to find a wind-driven fully involved structure with fire spreading to a second structure and other buildings imminently threatened. A third alarm was called to bring additional resources from Jackson and Josephine County to the scene," the release said. Two firefighters had to be seen for heat exposure, the release said, but no one needed to go to the hospital.
KDRV-TV ABC 12 Medford

Full suppression efforts continue on fires in forests across the state

Oregon Department of Forestry said there are approximately 6,774 personnel assigned to 38 large fires across Oregon, which doesn't include local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators and members of the community who are contributing to the suppression efforts every day. The seven fires in the Homestead Complex in the Umpqua National Forest near Glide are a combined 1,044 acres based on aerial infrared mapping. There is about 235 personnel assigned including hand crews, engines, water tenders, dozers, feller bunchers and skidgeons. Horse Heaven Creek Fire is 288 acres and the most active fire in the complex. Hand crews, engines and heavy equipment are building containment lines. No Man Fire is 317 acres and crews and heavy operators are using roads to construct containment lines around the fire.
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Roseburg Fire Department gives tour, demonstrations to students from Sister City

PHOTOS: This past Tuesday, Roseburg Fire Department Chief Tyler Christopherson provided a station tour to several students from the City of Roseburg's Sister City - Kuki City, Japan. Chief Christopherson provided a tour of Station 1, located at the Roseburg Public Safety Center. While providing the tour, he described the daily life of a firefighter and displayed the tools, equipment, and apparatus used by department firefighters. Kuki City students saw RFD's 100-foot aerial ladder truck and watched firefighter Isaiah Heard climb and slowly advance the ladder into the air. Students also watched firefighters utilize a door prop to demonstrate the essential firefighting skill of forcible entry. "It was an honor for Chief Christopherson and Roseburg Fire Department Firefighters to meet the students," the department said on social media.
KPIC-TV CBS 4 Roseburg

Central Oregon fires grow fast in hot, windy weather: Crazy Creek Fire doubles to 10,000 acres, new evacuations

The Crazy Creek Fire on the Ochoco National Forest, five miles east of Big Summit Prairie, doubled in estimated size to 10,000 acres in less than a day Wednesday as hot, windy critical fire weather conditions caused many of Oregon’s bigger blazes to grow even larger, triggering or widening evacuations. The Crazy Creek fire was burning south of Forest Service Road 30 and east of FSR 100, with zero containment. Crook County declared Level 3 GO NOW evacuations in the area of Big Summit Prairie east of the Grant County line. Wheeler County declared a Level 1 Be Ready evacuation level south of Highway 26, between Buck Point Road and Antone Lane, and Level 3 for a small area west of Buck Point Road to the Ochoco national Forest border.
KTVZ-TV NBC/CW+ 21 Bend

Sheriff calls rainfall over Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon a ‘godsend’ as wildfire keeps growing

The Durkee Fire continues to rage in Eastern Oregon as its size grew overnight to 268,492 acres, or 419 square miles, despite rainfall Wednesday evening. Officials say the rain that fell over parts of Baker County was a “godsend,” but the largest active wildfire in the U.S. remains 0% contained as of Thursday morning. Baker County officials said “it is anticipated that there will be a reduction in the evacuation levels” on Thursday due to the previous night’s rainfall. Updates can be found on the social media pages for the Baker County Sheriff’s Office and the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office. Fire crews expected “extreme fire behavior and growth” Wednesday as the area was threatened by severe thunderstorms and wind gusts of 70-75 mph. A Red Flag Warning and Flash Flood Watch was issued as a precaution.
KOIN-TV CBS 6 Portland

Badlands Complex Fire in Baker County Comprised of 12 Lightning Strike Fires

The Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team Two assumed command of the Badlands Complex at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time today. The Badlands Complex is composed of 12 lightning strike fires. The three largest of these are the Thompson, Coyote, and Powder fires, which are being managed for full suppression. The complex is 0% contained, encompassing a total of approximately 23,600 acres. The fires have shown active fire behavior, with wind-driven runs in continuous grass and brush fuels, and in the timber understory in the higher elevations. Firefighters will continue to use direct and indirect line construction to flank and secure the fire’s edge. Aviation assets will be used to check the fire’s progression. Crews will work to protect structures in Plano Rd, Sisley Creek, and Dry Creek.
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Hose lines and sprinklers deployed to combat Ore Fire in Lane County

Fire suppression efforts continue on the Ore Fire on Thursday, which is burning 7 miles northeast of Blue River. The fire is currently burning 1,050 acres and the cause is under investigation. Fire weakened trees, rolling debris, falling rocks, and steep rugged terrain continue to challenge fire crews. Fire managers are focusing on activities with a high probability of success, while minimizing risk to firefighters and protecting values such as communities, infrastructure and forest, recreation and cultural resources. Smoke is having a greater impact on the surrounding communities due to increased fire activity, monitors are being set up to assess air quality. On Wednesday, crews secured and monitored slopovers (the fire’s edges that crossed over the control line) on the FS 1509 Road which continue to hold.
KPIC-TV CBS 4 Roseburg

Quick action by Eugene Springfield Fire douses brush fire

An early morning brush fire on E 19th Ave., off of Franklin Blvd. was quickly extinguished by Eugene Springfield Fire on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. At approximately 2:25 a.m. on Wednesday morning, fire crews dispatched after receiving multiple calls about a brush fire located near a homeless encampment on East 19th Avenue. 8 firefighters were dispatched to the blaze and quickly put it out. Two engines and a Battalion Commander were dispatched. No injuries were reported. The Battalion Commander tells us, "If this would have been in the middle of the afternoon on those hot days, we would have had a lot larger fire right now." The fire is currently under investigation and no structures our homes were involved in the fire.
KVAL-TV CBS 13 Eugene