JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Multiple agencies responded to reports of smoke visible in the Marcy Loop, Limpy Creek, and Shan Creek areas Friday morning. With the assistance of ODF, Rural Metro found a new fire, being called the Slate Fire, ...
MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. – The Cow Valley Fire burning just east of Ironside has grown by more than 50,000 acres overnight. According to the fire’s official Facebook page, Thursday night the fire was estimated at 20,000 acres – on Friday ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Shelly Fire which has burned through 10,225 acres on Klamath National Forest, is now 1% contained. During the Friday morning update, officials explained how crews are working to build a secondary containment line on the ...
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Containment on the Salt Creek Fire increased overnight and is now at 24%. The fire, which broke out 10 miles east of Eagle Point last Sunday, has burned through 3,990 acres. According to ODF, the fire ...
MEDFORD, Ore.- The Medford City Council approves of an ordinance to purchase an aerial ladder firetruck called a Tiller for over $2M. A Tiller is a firetruck with a significantly reduced turn radius which makes navigating around bikes and pedestrians ...
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Crews are making great progress on the Salt Creek Fire, keeping the overnight growth to approximately 50 acres. According to ODF, the fire which is burning north of Highway 140 is now at 3,891 acres. It ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Shelly Fire in northern California grew by almost 1,000 acres overnight. It’s now at 9,234 acres, but still no containment. According to CAL FIRE, the most active part of the fire Wednesday was along the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management is temporarily closing BLM-managed lands around the Salt Creek Fire to keep community members and firefighters safe. More specifically, this closure includes BLM lands south of Butte Falls Highway, north of Highway ...
SHASTA LAKE, Calif. – A homeless man is behind bars and facing arson charges related to a fire last week in Shasta County. According to the Shasta Lake Fire Protection District, a vegetation fire was reported around 1 p.m. Friday ...
SACRAMENTO (CNN) – California Governor Gavin Newsom provided an update Wednesday on the wildfires burning in the state. Newsom spoke at a facility in Sacramento where CAL FIRE houses its air tankers. The agency says more than 3,500 wildfires have ...