FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Rowe Creek Complex – West Zone Fire in Oregon

BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Rowe Creek Complex - West Zone Fire burning in Crook and Jefferson counties in Oregon.

The state of Oregon's request for a declaration under FEMA's Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) program was approved by FEMA Region 10 Acting Regional Administrator Vincent J. Maykovich on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 5:49 p.m. PT. He determined that the Rowe Creek Complex Fire - West Zone threatened to cause such destruction as would constitute a major disaster. This is the fifth FMAG declaration in 2026 to help fight Oregon wildfires.

At the time of the state's request, the wildfire threatened homes in and around the communities of Prineville and Grizzly. The fire also threatened electrical infrastructure, the State Highway 26 corridor, recreational facilities, private communication infrastructure, and natural resources.

FMAGs make funding available to pay up to 75 percent of a state's eligible firefighting costs for fires that threaten to become major disasters. Eligible items can include expenses for field camps, equipment use, materials, supplies and mobilization and demobilization activities attributed to fighting the fire. These grants do not provide assistance to individual home or business owners and do not cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire. 

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