The 154-acre STRATTON CREEK FIRE burning 14 miles northwest of Grants Pass in the Southwest Oregon District was fully contained by the evening of July 7. At the peak of the suppression effort, resources on the fire included bulldozers, hand crews, and two heavy airtankers. The fire started in the Stratton Creek Ridge area between Stratton Creek Road and Hog Creek Road in heavy timber and steep terrain on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and eventually burned into public lands managed by Josephine County Forestry. Five 20-person hand crews, two water tenders, one bulldozer and six fire engines will remain on the fire through the week to fell hazardous trees, improve lines, continue mop-up and begin rehabilitation where needed. Cause is under investigation.
The 125-acre BLAND MOUNTAIN FIRE burning in the Douglas Forest Protective Association jurisdiction of the Southern Oregon Area was lined and in mop-up by July 7. Cause is under investigation.
Both fires were reported July 4.