Oregon continues to have the second most large wildfires among all states with 11. Alaska has 15. One of these is the Garner Complex which burned about 2,300 acres yesterday, making it a 6,400-acre group of fires. To support the firefighting effort at the Garner Complex, Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act, which authorizes the Oregon State Fire Marshal to send more firefighters from around the state to help the local firefighters protect life, safety and property. Oregon’s largest wildfire is the Substation Fire southeast of The Dalles, which grew from 70,000 acres to 80,000 acres yesterday. It remains the number one fire in the nation, a designation that helps make it a priority to receive available national resources. Recent ODF wildfires Garner Complex – Southwest Oregon District Growth on this group of fires yesterday was about 2,300 acres. Governor Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act, authorizing the Oregon State Fire Marshal to mobilize resources to help the local firefighting efforts. The Taylor fire was added to this complex last night. Air attack remains an important part of the strategy in the difficult terrain. Evacuations orders have been issued on this fire. Ignition date: July 15, 2018 Acres burned: 6,382 Containment: 8% Personnel: 1,355 Cause: Lightning ODF Incident Management Team 2 is in command of the Complex, which includes: Pleasant Creek Fire – Burning 15 miles north of Rogue River. Is holding within the control lines, and crews are mopping up. Grave Creek Fires – 17 miles north of Rogue River continued actively burning yesterday. Crews are building contingency lines today and considering burning back towards the fire to strengthen the lines. Spencer Creek Fires – Three fires 12 miles south of Grants Pass. Crews continue securing the containment lines around Spencer Creek Fires. Taylor Fire – This fire tripled in size overnight. Today aircraft will be used to slow the fire’s spread and crews will fight the fire where possible. Silver Creek Fire – North Cascade District Firefighters continue mopping up remaining hot spots on this fire in Silver Falls State Park. About 40 firefighters will continue working over the weekend to fully contain this fire. Report date: July 12, 2018 Acres burned: 27 Containment: 85% Personnel: 40 Cause: Lightning Fire restrictions increase in many districts For photos and more information on Oregon wildfires and wildfire readiness, visit ODF’s wildfire blog at: http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.com/. ODF 2018 FIRE STATISTICS Fires and acres burned (as of July 21, 2018) Total fires = 494 Total acres burned = 9,170 * * An estimate – does not include very recent fires 10-year average fires and acres burned (as of July 20, 2018) Total fires = 347 Total acres burned = 5,233 About this update This update provides information chiefly about fires 10 acres or larger on land protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. ODF provides fire protection on 16.2 million acres of private and state-owned forestland, and Bureau of Land Management forestlands west of the Cascades. ODF works closely with federal and local firefighting agencies to prevent and suppress fires.
