UPDATES: I’ll try and update the size of the fire and amount of containment daily.

The Western Lane District of the Oregon Department of Forestry, which includes western Lane County, has sent nine people to help with the East Evans Creek Fire northeast of Grants Pass, according to ODF’s John Deegan, a forest manager in the Western Lane District.

In addition, the Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent support from local fire departments on Oregon’s south coast (Coos, Curry, Douglas, and Lane counties): 14 firefighters, four engines, a water tender, and a command vehicle, according to an email Tuesday morning from OSFM’s John Hendricks.

As of Saturday morning, July 25, the fire has spread to 15,705 acres and is 46% contained. The fire has not grown in size in a few days, according to the website Watch Duty.

While conditions so far this spring and summer have been dry and warm, the number and size of fires have been relatively typical. “We’ve actually been pretty surprised that fires of this nature haven’t been more prevalent,” he said. “Knock on wood, so far,”