Grants Pass, Ore. –(Update – Sept. 14, 8:00 p.m.) The Onion Mountain Fire continues to grow in Josephine County.
The US Forest Service has confirmed the fire has grown to 500 plus acres.
A more accurate acreage reading should be available Monday.
The Sam Brown Campground, and Meyers Campground have been closed as crews try to contain the fire.
It is starting to spread towards private lands, but at this time no structures are in immediate danger, according to officials.
NBC 5 News has been told they have good air support, and more ground crews should be arriving over the next 24 hours.
An incident management team will be taking over the fire at 6am Monday.
The public is being asked to stay away for safety reasons.
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(Update – Sept. 14, 6:40 p.m.) — Fire crews continue to battle the Onion Mountain Fire.
The fire is now over 100 acres in size. Saturday night, winds pushed to fire to the northwest crossing over Forest Road 2509.
Multiple air tankers, helicopters, rapellers, and smokejumpers are some of the resources being used.
Additional resources were ordered this morning.
The fire is located west of the Onion Mountain lookout.
No structures are threatened and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Grants Pass, Ore. — (Update – Sep. 14, 10am) — The US Forest Service says the fire burning on Onion Mountain has grown to an estimated 100 acres.
A Type 2 Incident Management Team (Ross Williams) will receive their inbriefing at noon Sunday prior to assuming management of the fire. Additional resources have been ordered along with the incident management team.
Firefighting resources are currently staged at the Sam Brown Campground; a closure order is pending.
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(Original – Sep. 13 8:30pm) — Fire crews are working hard to contain a fire that broke out on Onion Mountain Saturday morning.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, the fire broke out around 8:30 Saturday. It has grown to an estimated size of 50 acres.
Wind conditions forced ground crews away from the fire late Saturday.
Smoke jumpers, helicopters, and retardant planes are just a few of the resources also fighting to blaze.
No structures at this time are threatened.
There’s no word on what caused the fire to start.
Crews are asking the public to stay out of the area for safety reasons.
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