The IMTs will be hosting three community meetings relating to these fires in the area this week:
-Thursday, August 9: Upper Rogue Community Center 22465 Highway 62, Shady Cove 6:30 p.m.
Location: Approximately 45 miles southeast of Roseburg
Ignition date: July 15, 2018
Cause: Lightning
Acres burned: Combined total of 39,024 acres.
Acres burned by fire: Miles Fire: 25,874 acres; Columbus Fire: 9,024 acres; Snowshoe Fire: 3,816 acres; Round Top Fire: 154 acres
Personnel: 1799
More Information:
South Valley Fire
This fire is being managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry Team 2 (Cline). The fire perimeter is being patrolled and scanned for hot spots, which are then flagged for crews to subsequently completely extinguish. In addition, crews continue mopping up smokes and falling dangerous trees. Other crews are re-allocating equipment and resources to support initial attack on new incidents near the fire.
Location: 7 miles southwest of Dufur
Ignition date: August 1, 2018
Cause: Human
Acres burned: 20,026
Personnel: 426
Containment: 65%
Garner Complex
This fire is being managed by the Florida Red Team (Dolan). Much of the fire is now in patrol status and it is anticipated that the remainder will be assigned to patrol and monitoring by the end of today. Suppression repair continues, as well as work on isolated remaining hot spots on the southern and western portions of the fire. The team's goal is to be able to safely and confidently turn the fire back over to the ODF district so that ODF resources can engage on new fires, and not need to return to any of the fires in this complex. Fire managers are also re-allocating equipment and resources to support initial attack on new incidents, and remain ready to support any additional initial attack needs in the area.
Location: North of Rogue River (Jackson County)
Ignition date: July 15, 2018
Cause: Lightning
Acres burned: Approximately 8,886
Personnel: 735
Containment: 85%
Other fires
Taylor Creek Fire - Josephine County
The Taylor Creek Fire is being managed under Unified Command by the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 2 (Schulte) and Oregon State Fire Marshal Red Team (Yocum). This unified command has also assumed command of the Klondike Fire, as well, combining resources to streamline firefighting and structure protection, improve efficiency, and enhance firefighter and public safety.
Location: 10 miles west of Grants Pass
Ignition date: July 15, 2018
Cause: Lightning
Acres burned: 41,103 acres
Personnel: 1,520
Containment: 38%
Klondike Fire - Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
The Klondike Fire is being managed under Unified Command by the Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 2 (Schulte) and Oregon State Fire Marshal Red Team (Yocum). This unified command has also assumed command of the Taylor Creek Fire, as well.
Location: 9 miles northwest of Selma
Ignition date: July 15, 2018
Cause: Lightning
Acres burned: 30,873
Personnel: 444
Containment: 15%
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