ASHLAND, Ore. – A man was arrested for allegedly starting fires in Ashland. At about 7:43 a.m. Thursday, 43-year-old Joshua Roy Worden was seen setting fires in a vacant lot near the 2300 block of Ashland Street, the Jackson County ...
Author: Joe Raineri (KGW) SALEM, Ore. — It’s that time of year when we’re thinking about wildfires, and right now the state is working on a map intended to help Oregonians know where the highest fire risks are. That said, ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A small fire burning west of Ashland is sending visible smoke above the city. At about 7:15 a.m. Thursday, the City of Ashland sent out an alert saying there was a fire in the Ashland Watershed close ...
Author: KGW Staff WASCO COUNTY, Ore. (KGW) — A fire burning near Mount Hood is prompting Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders for nearby people camping, according to Wasco County Sheriff’s Office. As of 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, all current ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. – A hay bale fire spread to a barn in Roseburg Thursday evening. At about 6:50 p.m. on July 6, firefighters responded to a hay fire in a field on Florence Lane. Initial reports indicated the fire was ...
Author: Blair Best (KGW) SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (KGW) — Fire crews are on day three of fighting the Tunnel 5 fire in the Columbia River Gorge. As of Tuesday, the fire covered an estimated 533 acres and had destroyed several ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. – Amid a Red Flag warning in southwestern Oregon this Fourth of July, Douglas Electric Cooperative customers are being warned power outages may be more likely. The DEC said as part of the utility provider’s fire mitigation plan, ...
Author: KGW Staff WALDPORT, Ore. (KGW) — A wildfire that has since been contained in Lincoln County south of the town of Waldport late Sunday afternoon may have been sparked by fireworks according to fire officials. “Although the investigation is ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning for Jackson, Josephine, and eastern Curry counties. The elevated fire weather risk was issued due to low humidity and higher winds in valleys west of the Cascades. ...
Author: KGW Staff UNDERWOOD, Wash. (KGW) — The Tunnel 5 Fire, a wildfire burning in timber and brush near the small town of Underwood in southeast Skamania County, Washington, grew to 533 acres overnight and destroyed “several structures,” the Skamania County Sheriff’s ...