Firefighters on the Rowena Fire made steady progress through the night, continuing mop-up operations across the incident. Sunday’s day shift will pick up where night crews left off, finding hotspots, or areas still holding heat or embers, that could flare up in warm, windy conditions. As firefighters
extinguish these areas, the line around the fire’s perimeter grows stronger, and containment will naturally increase.
Overnight, firefighters continued prepping two small areas on the fire’s south line that, weather depending, may be tactically burned today to build a stronger containment feature. These operations
would be extremely beneficial to overall progress, as these portions of the line still hold unburned fuel and an increased risk for fire to reignite. If weather conditions allow, these operations
will begin in the morning and may put off more smoke than has been recently visible. Firefighters will be prepared with resources to safely and sufficiently conduct the operation.
QUICK FACTS
Total Size: 3,636 acres
Total Containment: 10%
Cause: Under Investigation
Hand Crews: 15
Engines: 44
Water Tenders: 13
Bulldozers: 2
Helicopters: 10
Total Personnel: 592
Hazard tree removal remains another focus across the fire, especially in areas along I-84 and Highway 30, and around homes. As firefighters remove these trees, the environment is safer for them to work in and for community members to return to. Structural resources are slowly demobilizing as progress continues and is completed around houses.
The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office still has levels 1, 2, and 3 evacuations. You can search for specific addresses here: https://perimetermap.com/wascocounty-or
OSFM Incident Commander: Steve Bregman, Green Team
ODF Incident Commander: Matt Howard, Incident Management Team 2
Rowena Fire Inciweb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incidentinformation/or95s-rowena-fire
Phone: (503) 345-3340
Email: RowenaFire2025Info@gmail.com
Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/RowenaFireFB