CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictWeather gives slight reprieve, much work to be done on Battle Mountain Complex Zone II
Follow updates for Battle Mountain Complex on Facebook or InciWeb. UKIAH, Ore. – Zone 2, the eastern half of the Battle Mountain Complex, now comprised of the 140,879 -acre Monkey Creek Fire and the 4,484 North Fork Owens Fire, continues to test fire lines. Cooler...
Boneyard Fire merges into Monkey Creek Fire (Battle Mountain Complex Zone I)
541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Boneyard/Monkey Creek Facebook UKIAH, Ore. – Overnight, the Boneyard Fire merged into the Monkey Creek Fire, now only referred to as the Monkey Creek Fire. Fire officials zoned the Battle Mountain Complex into Zones I and II,...
Firefighters look to take advantage of cooler weather on Battle Mountain Complex, Monkey Creek Fire and Courtrock Fire
A community meeting will be held tonight at the Long Creek School Gymnasium at 6 p.m. Follow updates for Battle Mountain Complex on Facebook or InciWeb. MONUMENT, Ore. – Yesterday, the Monkey Creek and Boneyard fires grew together. The fire will now be referred to as...
Microwave Tower Fire is now at 14% containment
Microwave Fire Facebook InciWeb 541-903-2069, daily from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2024microwave@firenet.gov The Microwave Tower Fire is now at 14% containment. Further containment is expected as the south end of the fire moves into mop up. Because the area has difficult...
Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6 takes command of the Microwave Tower Fire
Microwave Fire Facebook InciWeb 541-903-2069, daily from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2024microwave@firenet.gov The Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6, led by Incident Commander Mack McFarland, assumed command of the Microwave Tower Fire at 6:00 a.m. this morning,...
Good progress on the Boneyard Fire near monument, Courtrock Fire nearly lined overnight ahead of predicted Wednesday thunderstorms
BONEYARD & COURTROCK FIRES 541-612-0744 imt1.fireinfo@odf.oregon.gov Boneyard Fire Facebook Community meeting: Thursday, July 25, 6 p.m., Long Creek High School Gym MONUMENT, Ore. – Firefighters were able to make good progress overnight, completing bulldozer and...