(Information updated on 7/6/18 at 8:34 p.m.) There are several evacuation notices on the Klamathon Fire in both Northern California and Southern Oregon. California: Mandatory Evacuation Notices: The communities of Hornbrook and Hilt Iron Gate Estates; East of railroad tracks ...
UPDATE (6:45 p.m., 07/06/18): A “Level 3” (GO) evacuation has been issued for Colestin Road and Highway 99 from the California border to Mt. Ashland Ski Road. A “Level 2” (BE SET) evacuation has been issued for the Mt. Ashland Ski ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – The potential for wildland fires in Lake and Klamath counties is now at ‘high’. The Bryant Fire is burning in an area about 5 miles south of Bonanza. “Total fire acreage is about 32 acres right ...
Josephine County, Ore. — Five fires in four days – all one after another, all in Josephine County. The pattern has local agencies concerned as weather continues to heat up, and conditions get drier. According to Rural Metro Fire in ...
Central Point, Ore. — Around 50 ODF firefighters participated in a live burn exercise Friday, burning more than 30 acres. It’s the last thing to check off their list after completing two weeks of fire school. “That first engine, those first ...
Central Point, Ore. — If you saw smoke pluming near the Table Rocks Friday, it was all part of a controlled burn organized by Oregon Department of Forestry. Around 50 firefighters worked orking away at burning more than 30 acres of ...
Medford, Ore. — In Wednesday’s Fire Danger Red report, a storm is making its way through the region and it’s bringing the potential for fires. The storm began passing through the Rogue Valley this afternoon. With thunderstorms, comes the potential for ...
BUTTE FALLS, Ore. — There are thousands of firefighters across the country gearing up for this fire season, but only a select few are part of a special team called the Hotshots. There are around 100 crews in the nation, ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Representatives from fire agencies, law enforcement, and cities met on Tuesday to discuss priorities this Summer. Their focus is to work together as fire season continues to heat up. “We get all of us together in ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Fire season 2018 has officially begun here in Southwest Oregon, and it’s being ushered in with high temperatures and dry conditions. The start date is earlier than last year; The Oregon Department of Forestry is expecting ...