GRASS VALLEY — The Substation wildfire that raged across 80,000 acres is out, officials said. Focuses are shifting toward recovery after days of blazes.

“In Sherman County and for the folks in Wasco County, you showed the state how to get stuff done, and we did it,” Sherman County Sheriff Brad Lohrey said. “This thing is done.”

The goal is to have the fire completely contained within the next day or two, said Kyle Cannon, operations sections chief for Pacific Northwest Team Two. It’s mostly black, charred earth inside the fire zone. Firefighters are checking the fire’s perimeter to feel for any heat that could be dangerous if strong wind comes.

This marks the end of a wildfire that drew firefighting resources from around Washington and Oregon. Once designated the country’s No. 1 firefighting priority, some firefighters are being sent home or to other fires breaking out in southern Oregon.

Fire officials hosted a community meeting in Grass Valley on Saturday afternoon to inform the community on steps to move forward. The fire stopped on the outskirts of the town, so its quiet main street remains intact.

Grass Valley resident Eric Whitley, 46, remained in town even while level three evacuations were issued. He helped evacuate his daughter and her family and sent his four dogs and cats away to a safer area.

He wouldn’t leave, though, because he said his family has had property in the town since 1904.

“It’s just not an option,” Whitley said.

While his property wasn’t damaged, he knows the fire’s destruction is going to having a dire effect on the surrounding area for the farmers, the hunters, the fishers and all who work with the land.

The area the fire struck is known for wheat farming. But the destruction wasn’t limited to the wheat crop, so Johnson said farmers should make sure to document everything impacted by the flames, from livestock to fencing.

The relief programs available are mostly loan based but could expand to include grants, Johnson said. Later this month, the National Guard will have agencies assembled at in Wasco and Moro to aid with insurance, building codes, permitting, short term loans and other resources as people begin to rebuild.

Nearly 15 volunteers from the Red Cross have been on hand since the fire broke out to provide temporary housing for evacuees and coordinate with fire officials and communities.

They will continue to help the communities as they move past the immediate danger and into recovery and rebuilding, volunteer Carrie Sammons said. Case workers from the organization will reach out to families who lost their homes to offer financial aid.

The Red Cross has nurses and mental health professionals available.

After the dangerous few days, Sammons said she was struck by how people took care of each other. The reason so few people were stayed in the Red Cross’s shelter she said was because they stayed in their homes or with a neighbor.

“The resilience of communities never ceases to amaze me,” Sammons said.