Grants Pass, Ore. – Lightning over the weekend sparked numerous fires around the Rogue Valley. Now the U.S. Forest Service is coordinating to give residents the most up to date information possible all in one place. Hendrix fire, Natchez and Sugar ...

UPDATE Friday 5:22 pm — According to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, all residents on West Pickett Creek Rd, in Grants Pass are being placed on a Level 3 “GO” Evacuation due to the fast moving Taylor Creek Fire. A shelter ...

WIMER, Ore. — With fire season already in full effect, officials are making sure residents are as informed as they can be. One way they’re doing this is by putting up information boards in Wimer, Williams store, Grants Pass Fire, ...

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – A fast-moving fire broke out in the Klamath Hills area about 10 miles south of Klamath Falls Thursday morning. Crews were called out at about 9:30 to a fire just off of Lower Klamath Lake Road. ...

ROGUE RIVER-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – A wildfire burning along the Siskiyou County border with Del Norte County has crossed in the Klamath National Forest. The U.S. Forest Service said the lightning-caused Natchez Fire has burned an estimated 767 acres ...

Update (07/20/18 4:03 p.m.) – Investigators have identified a man whose body was found within the area burned in Tuesday’s Penninger Fire in Central Point. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said 60-year-old Robert Lee Walker died as a result of ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Governor Kate Brown has issued a statewide wildfire emergency, meaning the Oregon National Guard has been activated to assist firefighters across the state. The governor’s declaration allows the Oregon Department of Forestry to take advantage of ...

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Update (07-20-18 6:30 p.m.)  – A portion of the Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation zone on Pleasant Creek Road has been increased to Level 3 (Go). This affects two addresses in map section 10: 7499 and 7948. Deputies are en ...

Central Point, Ore. – Update 10:00 PM: The Penninger fire burned 97 acres and is at 100 percent containment. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, approximately 60 to 70 firefighters were on scene to control the fire. As far ...

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