JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – KOBI-TV NBC5 is partnering with Jackson County to conduct a live Emergency Alert System test on Friday, May 5. EAS tests are designed to inform people about events that threaten lives or property. “Local emergency preparedness ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – It’s hard to believe that it was one year ago that the Almeda Fire tore through the Rogue Valley. Many of us were just starting our day on September 8th of 2020 like any other, not knowing what ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore — Oregon has made a new keyword available for Jackson county residents to immediately sign up for fire evacuation alerts. The county continues to use Everbridge for its evacuation alerts. The new tools like the texting feature ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – An after-action report of the Almeda and South Obenchain fires commended many of Jackson County’s actions – including first responders’ heroic door-to-door evacuations, the creation of a Jackson County citizen hotline, and the quick activation of the ...
SALEM, Ore — In an effort to improve communication in counties during serious emergencies, the state is releasing a new system this summer. “OR-Alert” can be activated by local and state emergency officials, to notify residents of a disaster and ...
JACKSON CO., Ore.– Jackson County is paying a consulting company to do a report on how well it responded to the Almeda fire. Harvey Brag, senior deputy county administrator, says the county has hired IEM, an emergency management consultant, to ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – On Saturday, the southern Oregon’s federal delegation joined the head of FEMA in touring the Almeda fire scar. They also hosted a press conference. Representative Greg Walden talked about the Emergency Alert System in the press conference, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – NBC5 News was the first news organization to ask county officials why the emergency alert system was never used during the Almeda fire. Both Sheriff Nathan Sickler and John Vial with the Emergency Operations Center have defended ...
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, ...