Forward progress stopped on Bologna Fire, ODF CIMT-3 takes command of Bologna and Cottonwood fires
KIMBERLY, Ore. (Aug 11, 2026) – Yesterday, firefighters made significant progress on the Bologna Fire and were able to get control lines around the entirety of the fire perimeter. Crews were also able to hold the fire north of Highway 402 between mileposts 5 and 7.
Today, with assistance from assigned and local aviation resources, firefighters look to hold and improve control lines, as well as look for opportunities to tighten fire lines closer to the fire where possible. Crews will continue to focus resources on the southern edge of the fire to protect homes and structures, and will perform mop-up operations along the northern, eastern and western flanks.
Resources assigned to the Cottonwood Fire will continue mop-up operations, which consists of cooling the fire’s edge to build containment lines.
Today, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 3 took command of the Bologna fire from a local Type-3 organization and the Cottonwood fire from a Central Oregon Fire Management Service Team (COFMS) type-3 incident management team.
Evacuations: Grant County Emergency Management has Level 2 “BE SET” evacuations for areas near the Bologna Fire. For complete and uptodate information, please visit their official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068819321423.
The public is asked to avoid the area for everyone’s safety and to support firefighting operations.
Air Quality Information: Air quality updates: https://fire.airnow.gov/
Fire restrictions: Officials want to remind everyone that the current fire danger rating is EXTREME and Phase C Public Use Restrictions are in effect for the Umatilla National Forest. For more information regarding restrictions, please contact:
Umatilla National Forest
Information Hotline: Toll-Free (877) 958-9663
https://fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla
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