ODF Incident Management Teams
- Team 2 is in command of the Winding Water Complex west of Wallowa (Northeast Oregon District). Updates available on the incident’s Facebook page.
- Team 1 is in command of the Battle Mountain Complex – Zone 1 and Courtrock fire near Monument (ODF Central Oregon District). Updates available on the incident’s Facebook page.
- Team 3 is in command of the Battle Mountain Complex – Zone 2 near Ukiah (ODF Northeast Oregon District). Governor Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for this fire. Updates available on the incident’s Facebook page.
- North Carolina Forest Service Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) is in command of the Cottage Grove Complex (ODF South Cascade District). Updates available on the incident’s Facebook page. This team was ordered in by ODF through a state-to-state mutual aid agreement.
ODF Priority Fires
| FIRE NAME | TOTAL ACRES | ODF ACRES | CONTAINMENT | LOCATION | COMMAND |
| Cottage Grove – Lane 1 Fires | 9,959 | 6,761 | 7% | East of Cottage Grove | NC CIMT |
| Courtrock | 17,066 | 15,619 | 31% | 7 miles South of Monument | ODF IMT 1 |
| Winding Waters Complex | 752 | 752 | 0% | West of Wallowa | ODF IMT 2 |
| Battle Mountain Complex | 172,768 | 143,286 | 8% | West of Ukiah | ODF IMT 1/ ODF IMT 3 |
| Falls | 142,307 | 7,329 | 69% | 20 miles NW of Burns | CIMT AK Team 1 |
| Microwave Tower | 1,306 | 922 | 53% | 5 miles SW of Mosier | GB Team 6 |
| Lone Rock | 137,221 | 57,204 | 77% | 10 miles SE of Condon | CIMT NW Team 2 |
| Durkee | 293,390 | 34,033 | 51% | 5 miles SW of Durkee | CIMT SA Team 3 /OSFM Green Team |
| Cougar Creek | 17,602 | 0 | 29% | 35 miles SE of Dayton, WA | CIMT NW Team 13 |
| Crazy Creek | 21,937 | 340 | 0% | 16 miles E of Paulina | SW IMT 5 |
| Pyramid | 1,156 | 18 | 11% | 15 miles S of Detroit | CA IMT 5 |
| Slate | 91 | 0 | 27% | S of the Detroit Resevoir | CA IMT 5 |
There are approximately 9,971 personnel assigned to the 36 large fires across the state, not including many of the local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every day.
District Highlight: After the last lightning bust sparked multiple fires in the Northeast Oregon District, the La Grande Unit successfully caught four fires and kept them all less than 2 acres. The success is with the
help of the local Wallowa Whitman National Forest-La Grande Ranger District, North Powder Rural Fire Department, the La Grande Rural Fire Protection District, and local landowners.
The unit would like to thank all the local landowners and recreationists who are reporting new starts and providing intel to engage resources. This is essential to the coordinated system to keep fires small and controlled.
Cody Rickert, ODF Forest Officer from La Grande, said, “The unit is spread thinner than usual, as all units are with the amount of fire on our footprint, but with the people mentioned above, we are still in a good place to catch small fires. I would ask that the public be careful of where they are driving and parking and diligent in making sure that we don’t worsen a hazardous situation by complacency.”
Weather
The geographic area remains under mild conditions today. Breezy and locally windy conditions today but with higher humidity mainly through the Cascade gaps. Portions of south-central and southeast Oregon will be breezy as well. High pressure, hot temperatures, and low humidity return later this week lasting through the weekend. A weak thermal trough develops across western Oregon Thursday and will shift from closer to the coast in the morning toward the Cascade crest each afternoon. The main concern will be for brief periods of enhanced ventilation during the afternoon and early evening hours. Saturday and Sunday bring a return of thunderstorms, however specific location details remain elusive. Storms are most likely to remain on the drier side.
Prevention
Know the fire danger level of the areas where you live, work and play, and follow all local restrictions on burning, equipment use, campfires and other activities that can start wildfires. Find danger levels and restrictions across the state here.
Resources
- ODF wildfire blog and Public Fire Restrictions/Danger Levels map
- Regional situation report and national situation report
- Inciweb (information, photos, videos, and maps from specific incidents)