ASHLAND, Ore. – Ashland Fire and Rescue will get a much needed cancer screening machine with federal grant money. We told you about the $365,000 grant from FEMA earlier this week. It will get the department new breathing equipment to ...
TALENT, Ore. – A GoFundMe for Logan Taylor was set up Saturday to help pay for funeral expenses. A family friend set up the fundraiser. The proceeds will go directly to Logan’s mom, Kim. The goal is to raise $10,000 ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– Tragic news from the Rogue Valley’s fire lines. A local firefighter died Thursday while fighting a wildfire in Josephine County. Logan Taylor, a 25 year-old wildland firefighter from Talent, died while fighting the Rum Creek Fire, just ...
WHITE CITY, Ore. – Fourteen young women got a chance to learn what it’s like to be a firefighter on June 19th. The 3rd annual Rogue Girls Fire Camp had the girls stay two nights and three days in the ...
SHASTA LAKE CITY, Calif – Evacuation orders have been lifted for residents west of Shasta Lake City after the fire started Friday. Firefighters worked hard overnight containing the Flanagan fire. Cal Fire said that around one hundred firefighters are on ...
SOUTHERN Ore. —Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced over $1.6 million in firefighter assistance, is coming to Oregon. The funds are being allocated under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. Over $500,000 is headed ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Two weeks have passed since the Almeda Fire tore through parts of Ashland, Phoenix, and Talent. Since then, people have slowly started returning to their regular routines, including firefighters. Jesse Vermillion is a volunteer firefighter at ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Firefighters are likely exposed to more harmful chemicals while on the job, than previously thought. Oregon State University researchers had two different fire departments wear military style silicone dog tags that detect chemicals, while on and off ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The 4th of July holiday is tense for firefighters across the Valley. They know that one stray spark can cause serious damage. So as fireworks were bursting in air, several agencies were on the ground to ...
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore.– New details are emerging as police continue to investigate the case of the volunteer firefighter that was killed on May 21 in Cave Junction. Last Thursday, police arrested 22-year-old Deymon Edwards for the murder of 43-year-old Devin ...