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GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Staying 6 feet apart and minimizing close contact is not proving easy for local firefighters as they enter the busiest season of the year. Rural Metro’s Division Chief Austin Prince says the agency brought on 14 new firefighters …

PROSPECT, Ore. – A woman is in the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday after falling 40 feet in prospect. Jackson County Fire District 3 says she fell while taking a photo near a bridge close to the Avenue of Boulders. Her partner …

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore. — Two Rogue Valley sons are carrying on their father’s legacy as firefighters. The Kuntz family says it’s a family affair, keeping others safe. Captain Mike Kuntz has been a firefighter for over 30 years. “Both my boys, they …

MEDFORD, Ore.– The coronavirus has begun to postpone and cancel many events across the world including one local to the Pacific Northwest. Medford firefighters learned on Thursday the annual LLS Firefighter Stairclimb in Seattle was postponed due to concerns about the coronavirus. This …

Firefighters contain an RV fire in White City, but can’t save the vehicle. It happened on the 2600 block of Avenue A last night. Firefighters say it’s a total loss. They were able to prevent the fire from spreading to a neighboring …

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — Local firefighters returned to Southern Oregon today after spending weeks helping fight the Australian bush fires. Jacksonville mother gleams with excitement before picking her son up at an airport in Medford. Linda Graham is a local business owner in …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A handful of firefighters have been sent to fight fires in Australia over the past month. Now, the country is asking for more help. Over nine million acres have been destroyed and millions of animals have been killed in …

COOS BAY, Ore.– Coos Bay Police responded to the Coos Bay Firefighter’s Memorial Saturday morning after it was reported someone had placed trash on and around it. Once officers arrived, the memorial, located on Central Avenue near 4th Street, did have a variety …

PHOENIX, Ore— First responders are still on the clock tonight while many of have the holidays off. Jackson County Fire District 5 says there are at least two people at the fire house this year, but there are more on call if …

 SONOMA, Calif. — Firefighters from across the Rogue Valley are fighting fires in Northern California. According to the State Fire Marshal, 271 firefighters from across Oregon including Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Douglas Counties are in California. The strike teams arrived on Sunday …