MONUMENT — The Courtrock Fire has been declared 100% contained and command of the fire response is being transitioned to local authorities, fire managers announced.

The High Desert Type 3 Team that was managing the fire transferred command back to the local Oregon Department of Forestry unit as a Type 4 complexity incident with Brandon Vos as the incident commander. 

All remaining evacuation levels have been lifted.

With the transition to a Type 4 incident and complexity level minimizing, the amount of fire personnel will also decrease, officials said. Visiting resources will start to demobilize, and local resources will take over, continuing with mop-up and suppression repairs with the help of some contracted heavy equipment and overhead personnel.

The evacuation preparedness levels that were in place near the fire have been lifted.

The U.S. Forest Service still has closures in place for parts of the Malheur National Forest. Driving in or visiting the areas affected by the Courtrock Fire is a violation against the order.