OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: WILDLAND FIRE SITUATION REPORT 8/7/26

There are approximately 10,508 personnel assigned to the 32 large fires across the state, not including many of the local and agency government employees, landowners, forestland operators, and members of the community who are contributing every day.

Initial attack remains ODF’s top priority.

Prevention: As fire weather and extreme fire behavior persists, the Oregon Department of Forestry, along with other fire managers across Oregon, are urging Oregonians and those visiting our state to exercise caution and help prevent wildfires. Check local restrictions, avoid activities that could cause a spark, stay clear of firefighting operation areas and follow local evacuation and emergency alerts.

Help your wildland firefighters by preventing the next human-caused wildfire. The easiest way to do this is by checking your local fire restrictions and brushing up on your wildfire prevention knowledge.

Weather: Gusty westerly winds will increase east of Cascades today and Saturday, especially through the Cascade gaps and Columbia Basin. It will also be hot with very low RHs each day. Areas in the east will see their lowest RHs in the single digit to mid-teens. Early next week, westerly onshore flow will return typical westside conditions, while central and eastern areas stay warm, dry, and periodically breezy.

ODF Complex Incident Management Teams

FL Team 1 is in command of the East Evans Creek and I-5 MM 57 NB Fire. For fire updates, visit the Southwest Oregon District’s Facebook page.
ODF CIMT 1 is on rest.
ODF CIMT 2 is on rotation.
ODF CIMT 3 is on standby.

ODF Priority Fires

FIRE NAME	TOTAL ACRES	ODF ACRES	CONTAINMENT	LOCATION	COMMAND
Wrights Spring	8,722	6	0%	2 miles SE of Chiloquin	ICT 3 (NW Team 8 and OSFM Green Team TOC tomorrow)
Grasshopper	48,344	2,390	23%	7 miles W of Wamic	CA Team 6
Paradise	2,560	0	0%	15 miles S of Pendleton	NR Team 6
Hagen	40,803	1,441	11%	26 miles E of Pendleton	NR Team 6
Rowe Creek Complex	357,895	90,532	73%	10 miles S of Fossil	SW Team 2
Shingle	70,806	20,414	53%	14 miles SE of Mitchell	GB Team 5
Second Flat	105,464	5,013	85%	6 miles NE of Riley	CA Team 4
East Evans Creek	15,580	15,580	98%	14 miles NE of Rogue River	FL Team 1

*These numbers may change as we receive more data.

Today’s Highlight: Four South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC) crews are returning after deploying for 14 days to help battle the 15,580-acre East Evans Creek Fire in southern Oregon. The 10-person adults in custody crews, who are led and trained by ODF staff, have been preforming labor-intensive mop-up operations. The wildland firefighters extinguish residual fire and prevent rekindling near control lines by cooling ash pits to maintain a fireline during mop-up. They also do cold-trailing where firefighters use the back of their hands to feel the ground for any remaining heat near the fireline and put out those hot spots.

SFFC, a minimum-security facility in the middle of the Tillamook State Forest, is jointly run by the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon Department of Corrections. During fire season the SFFC crews are typically prepositioned in northwest Oregon; however, with size, number and intensity of wildfires this year they are deploying outside the region. DOC staff provide security and administrative support while the AICs are in camp. The life and job skills and practical experience they learn at SFFC while on fires can lead to some making careers in firefighting afterwards with contactors or ODF.

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