July 9, 2025 4:00 a.m. 

Firefighters are continuing an aggressive initial attack on numerous fires caused by thunderstorms Monday night in the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District.

Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said significant progress has been made on the largest fires initially identified. Weber said crews are also responding to multiple new reports of fires which came in on Tuesday across Jackson and Josephine counties. 72 fires on ODF-protected land have been confirmed by reconnaissance flights, detection cameras and firefighters.

Weber said due to the sheer volume of incidents, the potential for additional holdover fires and more predicted dry thunderstorms in Jackson County, the district has ordered ODF Complex Incident Management Team 3, which will mobilize from ODF Districts across Oregon on Wednesday. With direction from the district, the team will take command of a portion of the fires to free up local resources, bring in additional expertise and personnel, as well as give local firefighters a short reprieve before returning to initial attack readiness.

The Douglas Forest Protective Association is among the agencies assisting in Southwest Oregon. Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said DFPA is sufficiently staffed within the district to responded to any events that may occur locally.

High fire danger is in effect on ODF-protected land in Jackson and Josephine counties. Get the latest information on fires in the Southwest Oregon District at: https://swofire.com/ or follow the agency on social media.