August 6, 2021 10:30 a.m.

The Skyline Ridge Complex in southern Douglas County is burning in just over 2,000 acres.

An update from Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 1 said containing the wildfires closest to Canyonville is one of the firefighter’s top priorities. Once completed, more resources will be focused on the 1,104 acre Poole Fire south of Days Creek. While good progress has been made on the south end of that fire, difficult terrain on the northern edge has proven more challenging.

The update said on Thursday, firefighters also began engaging on the Dismal Creek 210 Fire in the Upper Cow Creek area. Crews placed hoses around much of that fire and aim to complete that soon.

As the highest priority set of wildfires in the region, the Skyline Ridge Complex received more than 300 additional firefighters on Thursday, bringing staffing to 824. The number of hand crews has doubled to 26, with more water tenders and more fire engines arriving. Ten helicopters will continue making water drops, helping firefighters gain control of the smaller fires, many of which are now fully lined and in mop up.

Team 8 will host an in-person community meeting at the Tiller Fire Station on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ODF Team 1 will have a virtual community meeting on Facebook Live! on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m.

Go to: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7762/