Grave Creek Fire 10-15 Acres
A wildfire that broke out late Sunday in the Rogue River Wild & Scenic Area near Grave Creek grew overnight to 10-15 acres. Fire crews made good progress during the night, and this morning their firelines are holding on the north, south and west flanks, but the east side of the fire is actively burning. Helicopters lifted off around 7:30 a.m. to join the firefight.
The Rogue River Trail is closed in the fire area, 1.5-to-2 miles downstream from the Grave Creek boat landing. Also, Marial Rd. and Mt. Reuben Rd. are closed in the area nearest the fire.
A major concern today is keeping boaters from tangling with helicopters, which will be dipping many buckets of water out of the Rogue River today.
Earlier Sunday a fire broke out seven miles east of Butte Falls, just off Rancheria Road.
A trio of bulldozers completed a fire line around the 32 acre fire before sundown and overnight crews are continuing to run hoses around the fire extinguishing hot spots. Those crews will be replaced this morning.
The fire is burning in Ponderosa Pine and Douglas fir on BLM land.
The cause is being investigated. There are no structures threatened and no injuries have been reported.
