SOUTHERN OREGON – High temperatures are picking up this first week of July. Oregon Department of Forestry’s Natalie Weber told NBC5 News fires can be strongly impacted by temperature. As it gets hotter and vegetation starts to dry out, the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – With extreme heat coming to the Rogue Valley, the Medford Fire Department (MFD) is asking everyone to have a happy and safe Fourth of July. Firefighters are reminding folks that if you’re going to celebrate, to do ...
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – With the weather continuing to warm and fire danger on the rise, the BLM is increasing public use restrictions. The Bureau of Land Management Medford District is restricting certain activities on BLM-managed lands in ...
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – The fire danger level is increasing to high on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry beginning Monday at 12:01 a.m. This increase will impact 1.8 million acres of state, private, county and ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Police are searching for the person or persons responsible for stealing firefighting equipment from crews battling the Upper Applegate Fire. According to the Grants Pass Police Department, officers responded to the report of a theft at ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – The Tucker Fire burning 15 miles south of Paisley in Lake County has grown to 840 acres overnight. The fire was reported between Clover Flat Road and Highway 31 Wednesday just before 5 p.m. According to ...
RUCH, Ore. – The Upper Applegate Fire burning on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is 55% contained. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, the fire has burned through 896 acres. ODF says firefighters are continuing to make progress, with ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Upper Applegate Fire has remained at 890 acres overnight and is now 45% contained. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, crews were able to conduct controlled burns on the eastern edge of the fire. ...
MODOC COUNTY, Calif. – A vegetation fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon west of Clear Lake Reservoir in northern California is at 75 acres. According to the Modoc National Forest, the Clear Fire is spreading at a moderate rate. First reported ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Table Rock Road between Vilas Road and Biddle Road is now reopened and according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), a man was arrested in connection to a fire that broke out in that area ...