Overnight, the Rum Creek fire pushed across the line on the east side of the fire near McKnabe Creek, burning several hundred acres. Resources are being shifted to this area to corral…
Work continues on Rum Creek Fire, OSFM sends two additional task forces
Monday, two structural task forces, one from Central Oregon and one from Marion County, mobilized to the Rum Creek Fire in Josephine County. The OSFM mobilized its Blue Incident Management Team, 12…
Firefighters work to build containment lines, protect homes near the Rum Creek fire
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…