Mutual Aid Response Helps Stop West Jones Fire at 17 Acres
Rural Metro Fire said several homes were threatened, but all residences were protected and one shed was lost.
Fire Facts
Size: 17 acres
Location:
800 block West Jones Ck, Rd.
Reported:
6/15/26, 4:16 pm
Damage:
1 Outbuilding
Status:
Fire spread stopped
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A fast mutual-aid response helped firefighters stop the West Jones Fire at 17 acres and protect threatened homes Monday evening, according to Rural Metro Fire.
Josephine County 911 received the report of a grass fire in the 800 block of West Jones Creek Road at 4:16 p.m. June 15. Rural Metro Fire said crews from Rural Metro, Grants Pass Fire Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District were initially dispatched.
Firefighters mop up burned ground after the West Jones Fire was stopped at 17 acres. Rural Metro Fire said homes in the area were protected, though one shed was lost. Image provided by Rural Metro Fire.
According to Rural Metro, a Grants Pass Fire battalion chief was the closest responding unit and requested a second alarm before arriving, based on dispatch information and a visible smoke column. That early request brought additional critical resources to the incident.
A third alarm was called soon afterward, adding more local units. Rural Metro said additional engines were also requested from Jackson County to help protect structures if the fire continued to grow.
Several homes were threatened along West Jones Creek Road and Rancho Vista Drive. Structural fire agencies deployed to protect homes in both areas, and Rural Metro said all residences were successfully protected. One shed was lost in the fire.
Emergency crews responded to the West Jones Fire after a grass fire was reported in the 800 block of West Jones Creek Road. Rural Metro Fire said early requests for additional alarms helped bring critical resources to the scene. Image provided by Rural Metro Fire.
Additional structural units assisted ODF crews with stopping the spread of the wildland fire, which Rural Metro said was held at 17 acres.
“This fire was successfully stopped and all residences protected due to our local agencies abilities to help each other through mutual aid agreements,” Rural Metro Fire said in its update. “Through this response we were able to provide an aggressive and coordinated attack on this fire.”
Rural Metro said residents were allowed back into their homes in the affected area Monday evening.
Agencies assisting with the response included ODF Southwest Oregon District, Grants Pass Fire Rescue, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Illinois Valley Fire District, Applegate Fire District 9, Jackson County Fire District 1, Evans Valley Fire District, Josephine County Emergency Management, American Medical Response and Pacific Power.
Rural Metro also thanked agencies that sent resources from Jackson County as part of a strike team, including Jackson County Fire District 3, Medford Fire, Ashland Fire & Rescue, Jackson County Fire District 4 in Shady Cove and Jackson County Fire District 5.
The update did not include a cause for the fire.
Cover image: Fire crews work above West Jones Creek Road after the West Jones Fire threatened homes and nearby property Monday evening. Rural Metro Fire said the fire was stopped at 17 acres through a coordinated mutual-aid response. Image provided by Rural Metro Fire.
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