MEDFORD, Ore. – An air quality advisory issued for parts of southwest Oregon has been extended. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said the Rum Creek Fire, which is currently over 10,000 acres, is producing smoke that’s spreading across the ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – After Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued a “conflagration” declaration over the weekend for the Rum Creek Fire, more state resources are headed to the area to help fight the fire. The lightning-sparked fire was first reported ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. – Amid increased morning humidity and lower temperatures, the Douglas Forest Protective Association is changing the fire danger level from “Extreme” to “High” in the Douglas District. The change applies to all private, county, state, and Bureau of ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Governor Kate Brown ordered that flags fly at half-staff at all public institutions in the state this coming Monday. The order was made in remembrance of wildland firefighter Logan Taylor, who died while battling the Rum ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Firefighters were able to keep the Rum Creek Fire from crossing the Rogue River in rural Josephine County. The Bureau of Land Management said the Rum Creek Fire reached the banks of the Rogue River earlier ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management said the Rum Creek Fire reached the banks of the Rogue River “Flames are currently near China Rapids and Rainie Falls,” the bureau said. “Near-term models suggest fire crossing the river ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A “Level 1” or “be ready” alert has been sent to people near the Rum Creek Fire. At 1:09 p.m. the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert to be ready to evacuate the areas “north ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A public memorial service has been planned for a firefighter who died while working on the Rum Creek Fire in Josephine County. The Oregon Department of Forestry said on August 18, 25-year-old wildland firefighter Logan Taylor of ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Over 250 people are working to contain a wildfire burning in rural Josephine County. The Rum Creek Fire was first reported on August 17 twelve miles northwest of Hugo. Since then, it’s grown to an estimated ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Ore. – The four people who died in the McKinney Fire in Northern California have been positively identified. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said using rapid DNA technology and dental analysis they were able to identify the decedents ...