The Rum Creek Fire in Josephine County is threatening lives, structures, and property as fire behavior continued to increase over the last few days. Saturday, the Oregon Office of State Marshal (OSFM)…
Category: Rum Creek Fire
Rum Creek Fire grows to 8,000 acres pushed by gusty winds
With the growing complexity of the Rum Creek Fire, the Northwest 13 Incident Management Team was joined by two state agencies to form a unified command of the suppression operation. At end…
Additional resources ordered for Rum Creek Fire
Firefighters worked through the night to protect the area between Rand and Galice, and aerial reconnaissance this morning confirmed no structures or homes were lost in those communities. Additional resources were ordered,…
Conflagration declared for Rum Creek Fire in Josephine County
Oregon Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act overnight in response to the Rum Creek Fire burning outside the town of Galice in Josephine County. The fire is estimated at 4,700…