ASHLAND, Ore. – Controlled burns are scheduled to take place in Ashland Thursday and Friday. The fuel-reduction fires are being started in an effort to reduce the danger of catastrophic wildfires. The City of Ashland said the burns will take ...
TALENT, Ore. – Smoke from prescribed burn operations in the hills above Talent could last until the end of the week. Lomakatsi Restoration Project crews received clearance from the Oregon Department of Forestry to ignite up to 60 burn piles ...
LAKEVIEW, Ore. – Smoke from a prescribed burn may impact some communities in southwest Oregon. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership said on Monday, crews began “blacklining” around a prescribed fire operation that will begin Tuesday and could last ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Smoke from several controlled burns is expected to be seen rising in Klamath County starting Friday. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) said fire operations on prescribed burns northwest of Klamath Falls will begin ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A new camera is online to help better inform southern Oregonians about controlled burns in the Ashland watershed. The burns are intended to reduce potential fuel wildfire, thus reducing the risk of a catastrophic wildfire spreading into ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest was given $802,000 to reduce fuel for potential wildfires in southwest Oregon. The Supplemental Fuels funding will pay for work being done to reinstate forest resiliency and health in the Wild Rivers ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Several miles up Granite Street and into the Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest, firefighters of all skill levels are coming together for the annual Ashland Prescribed Training Exchange, or “TREX” for short. It’s a two-week controlled burn exercise ...
Klamath County, Ore. – A prescribed burn is now underway on more than 300 acres of forest between Medford and Klamath Falls. Crews began setting fires Tuesday morning in an area about 23 miles west of Klamath Falls. “We are ...
Medford, Ore.- With any fire, safety is the primary concern, which is why planning ahead is crucial. “Before we even go out and do a prescribed burn we have to make sure all the conditions are right,” Jeanne Klein, Bureau ...
Grants Pass, Ore.- Rural Metro Fire is inviting one Josephine County resident the opportunity to experience what it’s like to be a firefighter. “A lot of times people don’t have any idea what’s going on,” Rural Metro Fire Division Chief ...