SO. Oregon, PART 2. — On Tuesday, NBC5 News revealed state fire data showing in 2018 southern Oregon had the most human-caused fires in the state. That number, 541 fires, was more than the rest of the state combined. NBC5 ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– A devastating wildfire in Northern California has decimated one town, forced thousands to flee their homes and killed five people so far. The Camp Fire is just one of three major fires currently burning in California, this one in Paradise, a ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.– Oregon Department of Forestry says fire season is officially over for it’s lands in Jackson and Josephine County. Over the course of this season, ODF crews battled 348 wildland fires that burned roughly 50,000 acres. Of those ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– Many of this season’s wildfires have been knocked down but that doesn’t mean the job is done. Even after flames are out, there are still many other issues a fire can cause if not taken care of. In ...
TALENT, Ore.– Industries across southern Oregon are still assessing how bad the smoke affected business this year. For agriculture and more specifically, pear farmers – the smoke may have been a nuisance to those out in the fields but it ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is introducing legislation to reduce wildfire risk in Oregon and across the country. He says this new act will help the U.S. Forest Service get a better jump on forest management and fuels ...
DUNSMUIR, Calif.– The Delta Fire is nearing full containment after several weeks of flames burned a little over 60,000 acres near Lakehead. During that time dozens of structures were destroyed including one man’s trailer which held all of his possessions. ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– Summer is almost over and already the Rogue Valley is seeing relief from the smoke that has choked the local economy. For businesses in Ashland, it’s a symbiotic relationship between them and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival – one ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– Ray Carrillo, 57, was a volunteer firefighter with Wolf Creek Rural Fire Protection District when he passed away last Friday after falling ill while battling a local fire. While the correlation between his illness and battling the fire is still ...
Update (09/10/18 9:00 a.m.) – Interstate 5 has reopened between Redding and Mt. Shasta, Caltrans announced on the morning of September 10. Officials said travel has been reduced to one lane for about 17 miles through areas damaged by the ...