CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – On October 26, the 2022 fire season will be over on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and Josephine Counties. This year, the fire season in ODF’s Southwest Oregon District spanned 147 ...

Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) GRANT COUNTY, Ore. (KGW)— The leader of a U.S. Forest Service crew conducting a prescribed burn in Eastern Oregon was arrested on charges of reckless burning after the fire spread onto private land. Grant County Sheriff ...

Author: Christelle Koumoué (KGW) CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KGW) — Fire officials are looking to identify two men and two women who were seen by witnesses in the area of the Nakia Creek Fire around the time it started. Officials said ...

Author: KGW Staff CLARK COUNTY, Wash. (KGW) — Containment lines on the Nakia Creek Fire are continuing to hold and progress was made on Tuesday. Fire is currently at 1,796 acres and has increased to 12% contained, according to the ...

SOUTHERN OREGON – Smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire has made its way into the Rogue Valley, lowering the air quality. Firefighters are continuing to mop up the now 120,000-acre fire in eastern Lane County near Oakridge. It’s been burning ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – A small wildfire near Interstate 5 in Douglas County has been completely lined. The Oregon Department of Forestry said at about 10:35 p.m. Thursday, numerous agencies responded to what’s now known as the “95 O’Shea Fire” ...

This article has been updated to correct the dates of the Goodwill donation campaign. BROOKINGS, Ore. – Goodwill Industries of Lane and South Coast Counties is starting a campaign with the American Red Cross to help victims of wildfires. It ...

Author: Joe Raineri (KGW) CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW) — It has been a struggle for wineries over the last several years as the Pacific Northwest deals with massive wildfires. Many crops have been impacted by wildfire smoke, but researchers from Oregon ...

Author: Christine Pitawanich (KGW) GATES, Ore. (KGW) — It’s been two years since the Beachie Creek Fire in 2020, but the scars still run deep for many of the survivors. Some are still living out of hotels while others just ...

PROSPECT, Ore. – A reward is being offered for information about several arsons in northeastern Jackson County. The Oregon Department of Forestry said since late July, there have been at least 18 small fires in and around the community of ...

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