The Garner Complex is the country’s number one fire. It has burned almost 8,000 acres and is threatening nearly 400 homes or other structures. The Oregon National Guard is helping provide roadblocks and security for evacuated areas. Oregon continues to have the second most large wildfires among all states with 11. Alaska has 15. Recent ODF wildfires Garner Complex – Southwest Oregon District Growth on this group of fires yesterday was about 1,600 acres. The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s team is in unified command with ODF and has been assessing risk and doing surface preparation around houses to help protect them. Air attack remains an important part of the strategy in the difficult terrain, including 4 very large air tankers. Evacuations orders have been issued for areas around this fire. Ignition date: July 15, 2018 Acres burned: 7,949 Containment: 10% Personnel: 1,834 Cause: Lightning ODF Incident Management Team 2 and OSFM Blue Team are in unified command of the Complex, which includes: • Pleasant Creek and Ditch Creek Fires – Crews continue building control lines by hand and using equipment. • Grave Creek Fires – These three fires have become one fire. Roads are being used along with dozer and hand lines at the northern edge of the fire. Indirect fire lines were constructed along the east and west sides. Retardant drops and water bucket drops were applied along the east edge to prevent spread any closer to structures and homes. • Spencer, King Mountain, and Swamp Fires – These fires have been lined, plumbed, and are in mop-up. • Taylor Fire – Crews continued work started by the local district and gathered information and identified access routes for fire suppression activities. 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 Hendrix Fire This roughly 1,000-acre fire, located 9 miles SE of Ashland, is under unified command between ODF and the U.S. Forest Service. It has burned about 180 ODF-protected acres. It is 15% contained. ODF 2018 FIRE STATISTICS Fires and acres burned (as of July 22, 2018) Total fires = 498 Total acres burned = 10,800 * * 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.
