The 42-acre Sparrow Park Fire reported Sunday burning five miles north of Reedsport in the Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) jurisdiction of the Southern Oregon Area was contained by the morning of July 1. CFPA fielded two 10-person inmate hand crews from the Shutter Creek Correctional Facility, two CFPA six-person crews, along with fire engines, water tenders and an observation airplane in the suppression effort. The landowner and operator also assisted. Today, 75 to 80 personnel including three 20-person hand crews are proceeding with mop-up, which is expected to take several days, due to the heavy fuels. Cause of the fire is under investigation.
Out-of-state deployments
Sixty-eight ODF and fire association personnel are currently fighting fires in other states. These include:
- 62 in Alaska (includes ODF’s Incident Management Team 1)
- 3 in Colorado
- 1 in Arizona