almeda fire

Jackson Co., OR.- In the wake of the Almeda fire, many Phoenix and Talent residents are reaching out to internet and cable providers to cancel or suspend services. And judging by what we’re hearing, a lot of them aren’t pleased. NBC5 News …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Nearly 3,000 structures burned in the Almeda Fire that swept through the communities of Talent and Phoenix last week. In the immediate aftermath of the fire, the Oregon State Fire Marshal estimated 600 structures were damaged or destroyed. …

JACKSON CO, Or.- A Jackson County commissioner candidate is calling for an investigation into the county’s decision not to use the emergency alert system during last week’s Almeda fire. Unsurprisingly, the Democrat and Republican candidates disagree on the issue. NBC5 News spoke …

MEDFORD, Ore. – As the trauma of last week’s Almeda Fire sets into the Rogue Valley, the people affected are looking towards the government for help. Particularly with limited housing options already an issue in Jackson County. Rep. Greg Walden said since …

ASHLAND, Ore. — “This is it. Is our house going to burn down? Is our whole town going to burn down,” said Esther Platt, an Ashland resident. That’s what Platt was thinking last Tuesday as the Almeda Fire began just feet away …

TALENT, Ore. — A Talent winemaker lost everything in the Almeda Fire, but local wineries are already pitching in to get him back on his feet. After grabbing one metal wine-making tool, Simple Machine Winery owner Brian Denner fled from the Almeda …

  TALENT, Ore. – A local artist who was evacuated from her home in Talent last week, is keeping the memory of what the town looked like alive through her art. 21-year-old Alexandra Vanderlip is creating digital drawings of the businesses that …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Many stories of hope are rising from the ashes after the Almeda fire. Housing is an immediate problem and when multiple employees from a local restaurant chain lost their home to the Almeda fire, the regional team stepped up …

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Jackson County responded to questions about why it chose not to send out a mass county-wide ’emergency alert’ during the fatal Almeda fire. Commissioner Rick Dyer told NBC5, he’s been asking the same question. Last night, Sheriff Nathan …

ASHLAND, Ore. — Firefighters say a car was deliberately set on fire near Emigrant Lake roughly a half hour after the Almeda Fire started in Ashland last Tuesday. The Jackson County D.A.’s Office says no local agency has sent charges to its …