Structural task forces from across Oregon continue to work in communities near the Sturgill Fire in Northeast Oregon. On Sunday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act to allow the OSFM to mobilize task forces.
The OSFM’s Green Incident Management Team, assigned to the Double Creek Fire, is in unified command on the Sturgill Fire.
As of September 7, 2022, the fire is estimated to be 16,914 acres and 0 percent contained.
The fire was very active yesterday and continued to back downslope on the east side of the Minam River and back downslope toward Bear Creek on the eastern side of the fire. Wildland firefighters, smokejumpers, and OSFM task forces are working around homes and critical infrastructure to make them more fire resilient. These crews are working along the Minam River.
Fire crews are working to build a fuel break between Lostine and Bear Creek to prevent fire growth to the north.
