Grant County Emergency Management

Grant County Emergency Management Sheriff McKinley provides information to the public to help respond to and mitigate emergencies

08/23/2026

The McCully Fire in Baker County is at 400 acres as of this morning and expected to grow. Out of an abundance of caution and in cooperation with Baker County Emergency Management, a Level 2 and smaller Level. 3 evacuation advisory has been established for areas about one mile East and Northeast of Granite to the Baker County line. You can see the real-time mapping of evacuation zones on Oregon RAPTOR.

08/15/2026

Due to improved fire conditions the evacuation advisories around the Little Bear, Cottonwood and Shingle Fires (in Grant County only) have been lifted. County Rd 32 is now open. The Level 2 advisory around the Bolonga Fire remains unchanged at a Level 2. For real time updates you can monitor Oregon RAPTOR at;

08/12/2026

Grant County Rd 32 (from 395B to Magone Lake) has been closed due to fire activity around the Little Bear Fire. The fire was last reported to be at 63 acres and will be taken over by the same incident management team responsible for the Bolonga and Cottonwood Fires.

08/11/2026

The level 1 advisory zone East of the Little Bear fire has been expanded in the North to include the Magone Lake recreation area. The fire is still being reported at 35 acres. For up-to-date information you can monitor Oregon RAPTOR at;

See the updated evacuation zones below. Bolonga Level 3 to Level 2.Cottonwood Level 3 to Level 2.Little Bear. Level 1 3 ...
08/11/2026

See the updated evacuation zones below.
Bolonga Level 3 to Level 2.
Cottonwood Level 3 to Level 2.
Little Bear. Level 1 3

Conditions have improved on the Bolonga fire, which is currently being reported at 4,744 acres. The Cottonwood Fire is holding at 723 acres and the new fire, the Little Bear, which was reported last night is holding at 35 acres.

To maintain current situational awareness from an official source, you can monitor Oregon RAPTOR at; https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/de78333b0d2544f7a320142174aa20ae =layer_visibility:%7B%22widget_6-dataSource_2%22%3A%7B%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2b-layer-97%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2a-layer-96%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2a-layer-94%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba29-layer-93%22%3Afalse%7D%7D

The Bolonga Fire is now well above 4000 acres, roughly doubling in size since jumping its Southern boundary yesterday. ...
08/10/2026

The Bolonga Fire is now well above 4000 acres, roughly doubling in size since jumping its Southern boundary yesterday. Several homes are threatened by the fire, but due to hard work by local structure protection crews, homeowners and local ranchers, as of 0100 this morning, no structures have been lost. The current evacuation zone is still in a Level 3 "Go Now" status. The Oregon State Fire Marshal will deploy a structure protection task force today to further enhance the protections of homes, structures and other private properties in the area. https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/de78333b0d2544f7a320142174aa20ae =layer_visibility:%7B%22widget_6-dataSource_2%22%3A%7B%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2b-layer-97%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2a-layer-96%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2a-layer-94%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba29-layer-93%22%3Afalse%7D%7D

Bolonga Fire update: The fire has grown significantly to the South / Southeast and is endangering several homes. The c...
08/10/2026

Bolonga Fire update: The fire has grown significantly to the South / Southeast and is endangering several homes. The current evacuation advisory has been upgraded to a Level 3 (Go Now) for the areas, West of Cupper Creek Rd to the Wheeler County line and from the North Fork of the John Day River to Bolonga Creek.

For up-to-date information monitor RAPTOR at; https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/de78333b0d2544f7a320142174aa20ae =layer_visibility:%7B%22widget_6-dataSource_2%22%3A%7B%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2b-layer-97%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2a-layer-96%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba2a-layer-94%22%3Afalse%2C%22widget_6-dataSource_2-181d093b9af-layer-92-181d093ba29-layer-93%22%3Afalse%7D%7D

The Bolonga fire has jumped it's lines in the south. The evacuation zone GRN-023 which extends from the John Day North ...
08/10/2026

The Bolonga fire has jumped it's lines in the south. The evacuation zone GRN-023 which extends from the John Day North Fork, north to Bolonga Creek is now in a Level 2 (Be Set) status. Watch for additional information as the situation develops this evening.

The Cottonwood Fire was reported this afternoon and has rapidly grown to an estimated 300 acres. The fire is located ap...
08/07/2026

The Cottonwood Fire was reported this afternoon and has rapidly grown to an estimated 300 acres. The fire is located approximately 15 miles SW of Long Creek and about 8 miles South of Hamilton. Due to hot and dry conditions, evacuation advisories have been issued. The area West of Fox Creek to Cottonwood Road and from about two miles South of Cottonwood Rd in the North to about Belshaw Creek in the South has been placed in a Level 3 (Go Now) advisory. Other areas around that zone have been placed in either a Level 2 (Be Set) or Level 1 (Be Ready) advisory. For more details and up to date information refer to Oregon Raptor at; https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/de78333b0d2544f7a320142174aa20ae

Due to improved conditions surrounding the Shingle Fire, evacuation zones North of Hwy 26 and East of the Wheeler County...
08/05/2026

Due to improved conditions surrounding the Shingle Fire, evacuation zones North of Hwy 26 and East of the Wheeler County line, around the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, has been downgraded from a Level 2, to a Level 1 (Be Ready) advisory.

Evacuations zones adjacent to the Wheeler County line, South of Hwy 26 have been downgraded from Level 3, to Level 2 (Be Set). Dayville remains at a Level 2 advisory.
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