Published August 4, 2024, Sunday, 2140 hours PT

2135 PT: No fire name or IC has been established as of yet. Incident Cooperators most likely to be responding will be Moro FD, North Sherman FD, and South Sherman F&R.

2133 PT: Sherman County Emergency Services is reporting a fire in the Demoss area and Highway 57 as of 2120 hours PT. They are also struggling through a power outage that is impacting their whole county. There is no ETA when it will restored.

ABOUT SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON


In a 2020 consensus report, there were approximately 1,955 residents, making it one of the two least populated areas of the 36 Counties in the State of Oregon.

According to the County’s website, it lies between the deep canyons of the John Day River on the east and the Deschutes River on the west in north central Oregon. The mighty Columbia River forms the boundary on the north. Much of the boundary on the south is defined by the rugged canyons of Buck Hollow, a tributary of the Deschutes River.

Six small towns — Biggs, Rufus, Wasco, Moro, Grass Valley, and Kent — provide basic services for the areas’ residents of the County. The county seat is Moro, elevation 1,807 feet.

The economy is based on wheat, barley, cattle, and tourism.

Sources: Wikipedi, County of Sherman, Oregon

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