Curry County, Ore. – Curry County Sheriff John Ward announced some residents under by a mandatory evacuation order due to the Chetco Bar Fire can now return to their homes. According to the sheriff, Curry County residents outside the fire ...
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Ore. – A Level 3 (Go!) evacuation notice has been issued for some residents in Josephine County due to the Chetco Bar Fire. According to the Illinois Valley Fire District, the Level 3 evacuation order applies ...
UPDATE: At last check, the Chetco Bar Fire has burned 167,513 acres and is 5 percent contained. The Nazarene Church at 1600 Chetco Avenue in Brookings has opened their doors as a shelter. Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Ore. – Crews ...
Rogue River-Sisikyou National Forest, Ore. – Firefighters battling the Chetco Bar Fire are anticipating “extreme fire behavior” due to Monday’s weather patterns, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The USFS said the Chetco Bar Fire has burned an estimated 107,933 ...
Brookings, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown spent Friday visiting Brookings. It’s an area that’s close to where the nation’s top priority fire is consuming forest land in Curry County. Fire agencies from 19 states are on the scene battling the ...
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Ore. – Those who evacuated their homes due to the Chetco Bar Fire burning northeast of Brookings are being moved to a new evacuation shelter. The Chetco Bar Fire was first reported on July 17. Since ...
Update (07/06/17 11:20 a.m.) – The Fay Fire has grown to 400 acres and is 25% contained. Evacuation warnings are still in place for residents along Miner Creek, French Creek and Highway 3 north of the fire up to French ...
UPDATE (2/14/17 4:41 p.m.)- The sheriff’s office cleared the school about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The school district announced classes will go on as planned Wednesday and the basketball games scheduled for Tuesday will be played Wednesday evening. UPDATE (2/14/17 3:35 ...
Dunsmuir, Calif. – An evacuation warning for parts of Dunsmuir was requested by city officials after flood conditions in certain areas were deemed imminent. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the following areas should be prepared for flooding: River Avenue ...
Update (02/07/17 4:35 p.m.) — Medford Police said the suspicious item that was found outside Providence Health and Services has been determined to be a fake bomb. Police initially believed the bomb was real, but once the Oregon State Bomb ...