November 21, 2022 10:30 a.m.  

Staff with the Douglas Forest Protective Association says one fire is in patrol status and one is in mop-up status, after they were discovered Saturday afternoon.

Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said at the Brown Mountain Fire, 15 miles east of Sutherlin, active fire suppression by private landowners took place throughout the weekend. The 150-acre fire was limited to a logging unit location. Landowner crews will continue heat and smoke checks and patrol the unit area for several days to come.

Pope said at the Lower Boulder Fire, 8 miles east of Azalea, DFPA, landowner and Oregon Department of Forestry staff from Grants Pass actively engaged in fire suppression throughout Saturday night. The 16-acre fire was 100 percent trailed by 11:00 p.m. Mop up continues with 2 DFPA engine crews which includes 5 firefighters.

Pope said residents should check previous burn piles for heat or smoke.