Gilliam County Fire Services - Oregon

08/13/2026

🔥 GILLIAM COUNTY FIRE PERSONNEL ASSIST WITH REGIONAL WILDFIRES 🔥

Gilliam County fire personnel are currently supporting neighboring communities and fire protection districts battling wildfires across Oregon.

Chief Claughton and FF Cash Moore of the North Gilliam Rural Fire Protection District have been assigned to the Grasshopper Fire in Wasco and Hood River counties. Gilliam County Fire Services Operations Chief Zellars is also assisting with operations on the Big Grass Fire in Malheur County.

During the recent wildfires in Gilliam County, numerous fire districts and agencies answered our calls for assistance. Their personnel worked alongside our local firefighters, landowners, farmers, and community members to help protect lives and property.

We remain incredibly grateful to every agency that came to our aid when we needed them. Now, it is our turn to return the favor.

Please join us in thanking our local fire personnel for representing Gilliam County and supporting communities across Oregon. We wish them, and all personnel assigned to these incidents, a safe and successful deployment.

Neighbors helping neighbors. That is what mutual aid is all about.

08/09/2026

08/01/2026

Today is a critical fire RED Flag day with Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)
Any fire currently on the landscape or new starts will move fast.
I urge everyone to put off any power equipment usage or activity, such as mowing, chainsaw work, w**d eating, and off road use.

See flyer for more information.

07/31/2026

Let’s all be vigilant and stay safe! Any fire started has the potential to become very large in a moments notice with the incoming weather.

07/30/2026

Are you looking for a way to help your local fire districts of North Gilliam Rural Fire Protection District and South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District?
Here are some things the crews could use to keep them on the frontlines protecting the Gilliam County citizens.

Donations can be dropped off at either station!
Arlington-Monday thru Thursday
Condon- Wednesday
Or emailing [email protected] to make arrangements

Any monetary donations can be made directly to each fire district.

Feel free to share, let’s get the word out and support our local boots on the ground crews!

07/29/2026

A community meeting will be held Today Wednesday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Condon Veteran's Memorial Hall.

The meeting will also be available via live stream on the Hay Creek Complex 2026 page.

07/29/2026

Unfortunately, we are just getting into our fire season! Typically we don’t see fires of this size until August and September.
Please do your part and be Fire Smart!!

🚨🔥 PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILDFIRE UPDATE 🔥🚨

Washington and Oregon continue to battle an extraordinary wildfire season, with more than 1.72 million acres burning across dozens of large active fires.

📍 Washington: 205,055 acres are burning across 12 major incidents, led by the Kaiser Canyon Fire (126,402 acres).

📍 Oregon: 1,516,034 acres are burning across 22 large fires, with the Rowe Creek Complex (294,000 acres) and Big Grass Fire (292,087 acres) among the largest in the nation.

Firefighters continue working around the clock in steep terrain, extreme heat, low humidity, and challenging wind conditions to protect lives, homes, and critical infrastructure. Many communities remain under evacuation notices or heightened fire weather concerns, and conditions can change rapidly.

Please continue to respect closures, follow evacuation orders immediately if issued, and give emergency responders the space they need to do their jobs safely.

🙏 To all firefighters, dispatchers, aviation crews, law enforcement, EMS, and support personnel—thank you for your dedication and sacrifice.

Stay informed. Stay prepared. Stay safe.

— Retired Division Chief Will Spyrison
InciNotes Administrator

07/29/2026

Here are some photos from the Hay Creek Complex from the First day on July 15th to current day when your local fire districts( North Gilliam Rural Fire Protection District, South Gilliam County Rural Fire Protection District) and multiple landowners and community members along with Mutual aid partners fought hard and long to tame the Beasts we know as the Porcupine Fire, Hopkin Fire, Hoag Fire , and Cottonwood Fire.

Thanks you all for you hard work and determination to save and protect what we could!

Please share any photos you may have of the fires, crews, landowners, and community assistance!