ODF Incident Management Teams
- Team 1 is taking command of the Shoe Fly Fire (Central Oregon District) at 6 p.m. today. Follow the incident’s Facebook page for updates.
- Team 3 is in unified command of the Copperfield Fire (Klamath-Lake District) with OSFM Red Team. Follow the incident’s Facebook page for updates.
- Team 2 is on rotation.
ODF Priority Fires
| FIRE NAME | TOTAL ACRES | ODF ACRES | CONTAINMENT | LOCATION | COMMAND |
| Copperfield | 3,656 | 1,509 | 0% | 5 miles SE of Chiloquin | ODF IMT 3/ OSFM Red Team |
| Shoe Fly | 20,247 | 15,613 | 0% | 7 miles NE of Mitchell | ODF IMT 1 |
| Lane 1 | 25,305 | 9,273 | 93% | East of Cottage Grove | ODF ICT 3/ AK Team 1 |
| Crazy Creek | 86,968 | 7,372 | 95% | 16 miles E of Paulina | IMT 3 |
| Battle Mountain Complex | 183,023 | 72,073 | 95% | West of Ukiah | ICT 3 |
| Sandstone | 702 | 0 | 75% | 9 miles SE of Ripplebrook | NW Team 12 |
There are approximately 4,774 personnel assigned to the 21 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: ODF’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program started in 2017 and has been growing ever since. Last year alone, the program completed 300 missions and now has over 20 pilots and 30 aircraft. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, help us to detect wildfire, as well as conduct operational mapping and identify hot spots in dangerous terrain. Most importantly UAS are used to provide situational awareness to our firefighters to keep them safe. As time goes on, we expect the utilization of the program to continue to grow and be integrated into more aspects of ODF’s work.
Weather: Cooler temperatures and higher humidity for most areas today. Residual thunderstorms from last night’s activity should end around mid-day. High pressure returns Wednesday with significant warming, drying, and low-level instability. A thermal trough will bring strong ventilation potential to fires in the Cascades and moderate potential elsewhere. Decreasing humidity recovery and easterly flow will prolong fuel drying periods for Western Oregon. Mainly dry thunderstorms are possible across southern Oregon Friday but are much more likely Saturday. These storms could produce moderate lightning counts along with strong outflow wind.
Prevention: Temperatures will rise as the week progresses and conditions remain dry. By taking extra steps, you can prevent the next human-caused wildfire in Oregon and reduce strain on resources. 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)