Evacuation Levels Reduced in Pleasant and Grave Fire areas.

Downloadable file: Pleasant fire map - image Aug 2

Downloadable file: Pleasant fire map - detail Aug 2

Update, August 2, 2018, at 8:00 a.m.:

WIMER, Ore. – At the recommendation of fire officials, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has reduced all evacuation levels related to the Pleasant and Grave fires to Level 1 “Be Ready.”  Residents are reminded to monitor local media for updates in the event of changes.  

Level 1 (Be Ready): Graves Creek Road, north of Ditch Creek Road; 3760 to 7235 Pleasant Creek Road, 3997 to 36505 Ditch Creek Road, and 155 N Ford Road to 17101 Ford Road.

Regardless of evacuation status, deputies urge all Jackson County residents to be in a Level 1 “Be Ready” state of mind during fire season.  Fires can start and spread quickly in both rural and urban areas.  Residents should be prepared to protect their families and property before an emergency occurs.  For more on preparedness and to sign up for Citizen Alert notifications, go to www.rvem.org.

Fire officials are hosting a community meeting in Wimer on Thursday, August 2, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. to provide information on the Garner Complex fires.  The meeting will be held at the Evans Valley Education and Community Center, 8205 E. Evans Creek Road.

Follow the Garner Complex incident management team on Facebook for the latest fire updates:  https://www.facebook.com/GarnerComplex2018/ .  Information is also available online at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5935/ .  The Fire Information Center can be reached at 541-474-5305 and is staffed from 7:00am to 11:00pm each day.