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SOUTH MEDFORD, Ore. —  Around 6 am Tuesday morning, a large burn pile caught fire next to a little league field in South Medford. The Medford Fire Department says it was originally reported as a burning tree near the Bear Creek Greenway. …

ASHLAND, Ore. — With fire season less than two months away, fire agencies are working to reduce the risk to your home this summer. From last fall until Thursday, the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project has conducted controlled burns on 2,000 acres …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Temporary wood-burning stove restrictions are going into effect this Tuesday in Jackson County. Effective December 5 at 12:00 a.m., certified stoves will be allowed to burn as long as there is no smoke visible. Burning is not allowed …

Wolf Creek, Ore.- Two people managed to escape a burning semi-truck without injury early Friday morning. According to Rural Metro Fire, several people called 911 just before 5:30 a.m. regarding a burning semi on I-5 near milepost 73. When firefighters arrived, they …

Crater Lake Nat’l Park, Ore. — Firefighters are continuing their work to try and contain the fire burning in Crater Lake National Park. South Central Oregon Incident Management says the so-called Bybee Creek Fire was moving east, prompting crews to clear vegetation …

Fort Myers, Fla. (WBBH) — A Florida veteran says his military training kicked in during a fiery seven-vehicle pileup Monday in Fort Myers. It began when a semi-truck rear ended a car, causing it to catch fire. Patric Hewitt, who served four …

Port Clyde, Mai. – The Coast Guard is crediting a fisherman in Maine with saving the lives of two fellow lobstermen after their boat caught fire Thursday morning. The two men on the burning boat had just enough time to send out …