Firefighters are making good progress protecting homes, other buildings, and establishing control lines to contain the Rum Creek Fire’s spread. Crews are constructing a series of direct and indirect control lines on…
Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilizes additional structural resources to the Rum Creek Fire
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)…
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…
Oregon fire service staffing grants help keep fires small and away from communities
In June, our office awarded nearly $6 million in grants to the Oregon fire service to boost staffing capacity through the summer. We’ve been sharing stories from the fire service on the…
OSFM to pre-position resources in Deschutes, Klamath counties this week
Recent lightning and the elevated threat of wildfire in Central and Southern Oregon have prompted the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal to pre-position two structural task forces of firefighters and equipment…
FINAL UPDATE: Miller Road Fire 95% contained, 10,847 acres burned
This will be the last update from the Miller Road Fire. We would all like to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the communities, cooperators, agency staff, and firefighters for…
Containment grows to 42 percent on Miller Road Fire in Wasco County
Great work has been completed over the past two days on the Miller Road Fire in Wasco County. The fire is estimated to be 11,156 acres in size. Containment has increased to…
UPDATE: Miller Road Fire 11,186 acres, 25% contained
Cautious optimism was the tone on day two of the Miller Road Fire. Light winds and moderate temperatures on Wednesday allowed Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) task forces and OregonDepartment of Forestry…