Firefighters made steady progress Friday to strengthen and secure containment lines around the Elk Fire. Late-afternoon ridgetop winds increased fire activity in the southeast corner, but ground crews and air resources responded…
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Fire Crews Make Progress as Containment Lines Hold Overnight
Firefighters made steady progress overnight Thursday on the Elk Fire, with little fire activity and no new growth reported. Cooler overnight temperatures helped crews strengthen containment efforts. The fire is now estimated…
OSFM Red Team, ODF Team 1 Assume Unified Command of Elk Fire
As of Wednesday morning, the Elk Fire is estimated at 2,000 acres with 0% containment. Wildland and structural firefighting crews are working together to improve situational awareness, with more accurate mapping expected…
Emergency Conflagration Act invoked for Elk Fire in Klamath County
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing several structural task forces and its Red Incident Management Team to the Elk Fire in Klamath County, roughly eight miles north of Bonanza. The fire…
Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilizing task forces to Southern Oregon
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing two structural task forces from Benton and Lane counties to the Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon through Immediate Response. The agency is surging capacity as…
Conflagration invoked, Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilizes firefighters, equipment to Cold Springs Fire
A quick, wind-driven fire in Umatilla County prompted the Oregon State Fire Marshal to mobilize four task forces and an incident management team. The Cold Springs Fire was reported on Wednesday afternoon…
Alder Springs Fire 40% contained; OSFM task forces, IMT wrapping up work Friday
Thursday, wildland firefighters were successful in increasing containment on the Alder Springs Fire burning on lands managed by the US Forest Service and BLM and protected by Crooked River Ranch Fire and…
Alder Springs Fire: Crews increase containment, evacuations downgraded
Firefighters made significant progress Wednesday on the Alder Springs Fire, increasing containment to 21% and securing a 50-foot perimeter around the entire fire. The blaze remains estimated at 3,278 acres. With improved…
State fire marshal mobilizes two task forces through Immediate Response
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing two structural task forces from Lane and Marion counties through Immediate Response to the Upper Applegate Fire in Jackson County. The fire was reported on…
Favorable weather helps crews on Alder Springs Fire, gusty wind expected Wednesday afternoon
The Alder Springs Fire in Central Oregon has burned an estimated 3,442 acres and remains 0% contained as of Wednesday morning, according to fire officials. The fire is burning on U.S. Forest…