Oregon Department of Forestry is sending an Incident Management Team to a wildfire for the first time this year

Oregon Deploys Incident Management Team to Evans Creek Road Fire

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (Jul. 10, 2026) — The Oregon Department of Forestry has ordered a Complex Incident Management Team to take command of the rapidly growing Evans Creek Road Fire, the first time the agency has assigned a state incident management team to a wildfire in Oregon this year. The move comes as the fire,…

Oregon Department of Forestry is sending an Incident Management Team to a wildfire for the first time this year

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – For the first time this year, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has ordered a Complex Incident Management Team to manage a wildfire. The team will coordinate additional personnel and equipment assigned to the incident. This will allow ODF Southwest Oregon District firefighters to return to initial attack responsibilities across the District, which protects 1.8 million acres in Jackson and Josephine counties. The East …