An Incident Management Team has been brought in from Florida to
manage the Garner Complex’s final mop up, freeing ODF’s IMT 1 to transfer to
very active fires threatening private timberlands in southeastern Douglas
County. After turning over the Garner Complex to the Floridians, IMT 1
will enter this weekend into unified command on the South Umpqua and Sugar
Pine fires with the U.S. Forest Service and Office of the Oregon State Fire
Marshal. ODF has already been supporting the interagency team managing the twin
fires, including sending aircraft to slow the fires’ spread.
of Highway 62 are being managed by NW IMT #13 under the collective name Sugar
Pine, which is also the name of one specific fire. Together with the South
Umpqua Complex, these fires have burned about 25,000 acres in steep
terrain. About 2,000 personnel are engaged on these lightning-caused fires.
South Umpqua Complex – southern Douglas and northern Jackson
counties
ODF, Douglas Forest Protective Association, the US Forest Service
and Bureau of Land Management are engaged on fires in this Complex, some of
which are threatening structures and private timberland.
Fires in the Complex include:
Klondike Fire – Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
grown to 21,352 acres. The nearby Natchez Fire south of Cave Junction is
reported at 7,693 acres and 15% contained.