MEDFORD, Ore. – The fire danger level for the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is about to increase. The U.S. Forest Service said on July 3, public use restrictions will be enforced across the forest as the fire danger level shifts ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire danger levels will soon increase on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. At 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, July 1, the level will increase from “moderate” to “high.” The lands affected ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — With fire season now underway, Oregon’s electricity providers are using the methods they developed after a series of very active wildfire years to keep a close watch on weather conditions ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Prescott Park on Roxy Ann Peak was closed Tuesday morning due to a fire. At about 9:35 a.m., the Oregon Department of Forestry posted on Facebook that the fire was between 1.5 and 2 acres in ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — This last September, Portland General Electric made the call to shut off power for 37,000 customers across Oregon, including in Portland’s West Hills. It happened as a windstorm approached the ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Smoke may be visible above the Rogue Valley on Thursday and Friday. The Oregon Department of Forestry said its Medford unit is holding a “live burn training” north of Central Point along Truax Road and Newland ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire danger levels will soon increase on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. At 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 23, the level will increase from “low” to “moderate.” The lands affected ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Crews tackled a fire along Interstate 5 near the community of Rogue River. The Rogue River Fire Department said at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jackson County Fire District 1 responded to a grass fire on the ...
Author: KGW Staff THE DALLES, Ore. (KGW) — A fire that broke out in The Dalles along the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday evening prompted evacuation orders and burned at least one home. The fire is located off Interstate 84, ...
Author: KGW Staff PENDLETON, Ore. (KGW) — Firefighters in eastern Oregon’s Umatilla County were responding to two separate wildfires on Tuesday, each threatening homes amid high winds and dry conditions. The two fires were dubbed the Mount Hebron fire and ...