ODF Incident Management Teams
- Team 2 is in command of the Winding Water Complex west of Wallowa (Northeast Oregon District). Updates available on the District’s Facebook page.
- Team 1 is transitioning out of Battle Mountain Complex – Zone 1 and Courtrock fire near Monument (ODF Central Oregon District) today. Updates available on the incident’s Facebook page.
- Team 3 will take full command of the Battle Mountain Complex near Ukiah (ODF Northeast Oregon District) at 6 p.m. tonight. 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 Complex | 12,109 | 5,505 | 7% | East of Cottage Grove | NC CIMT |
| Crazy Creek | 35,360 | 2,476 | 5% | 16 miles E of Paulina | SW IMT 5 |
| Courtrock | 19,834 | 16,051 | 45% | 7 miles South of Monument | ODF IMT 1 |
| Winding Waters Complex | 752 | 737 | 29% | 23 miles east of Union | ODF IMT 2 |
| Battle Mountain Complex | 179,080 | 143,286 | 23% | West of Ukiah | ODF IMT 1/ ODF IMT 3 |
| Falls | 142,236 | 7,330 | 84% | 20 miles NW of Burns | CIMT AK Team 1 |
| Microwave Tower | 1,311 | 927 | 79% | 5 miles SW of Mosier | Central Cascades Type 3 |
| Lone Rock | 137,222 | 57,202 | 83% | 10 miles SE of Condon | CIMT SW Team 2 |
| Durkee | 293,882 | 34,483 | 63% | 5 miles SW of Durkee | SA Gold Team 3 |
| Cougar Creek | 18,615 | 0 | 29% | 35 miles SE of Dayton, WA | CIMT NW Team 12 |
| Pyramid | 1,193 | 19 | 21% | 15 miles S of Detroit | CA IMT 5 |
| Slate | 91 | 0 | 31% | S of the Detroit Resevoir | CA IMT 5 |
There are approximately 10,042 personnel assigned to the 40 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.
ODF Highlight: The Oregon Department of Forestry prioritizes not just the physical health of our firefighters, but their mental health as well. With the help of Responder Life, the department has created a Peer-to-Peer Support Group. Peer support members have been trained by Responder Life and are ready to help! We are thankful to be able to offer a vast list of resources that can help our firefighters on and off the line.
We encourage firefighters and all ODF staff to peruse the Responder Life website to see what resources are available or reach out and we can help get you in touch with a peer support member.
Weather: Hot and dry conditions are in place over the region today and through the weekend. Cumulus clouds with isolated thunderstorms are likely over the Oregon and northern Washington Cascades today expanding tonight into southwest Oregon and south-central Oregon. On Saturday and Sunday thunderstorms will include more of eastern Oregon. Thunderstorms will begin with some dry lightning strikes, but rain showers are expected to increase as the storms become more wet. Strong general winds are not anticipated to be a factor for the next several days, although gusty local winds are possible near thundershowers.
Prevention: Be fire smart this weekend. So far this year, more than 80% of the fires ODF has responded to were caused by people. While many of those were likely unintentional, it doesn’t make them any less destructive. 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)