COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. – ODF firefighters have fully lined the Row River Fire southeast of Cottage Grove and are in mop up. The fire started in timber on private land on Sunday night, July 16. Two Type 2 hand crews and a dozer from ODF’s Springfield unit responded to the fire along with two private landowner water tenders. The fire was stopped after burning just under 12 acres.
An ODF engine is patrolling the fire this evening. It is expected that an engine, hand crew and water tender will continue mop up Tuesday. Cause of the fire is under investigation.
Photo below: A bulldozed fireline on the Row River Fire southeast of Cottage Grove. Photo by Marcus Kauffman, ODF.
