KLAMATH CO., Ore. — Wildfire managers are asking people to use extra caution this weekend due to gusty winds and dry conditions. A cold front will bring gusty winds into Lake and Klamath Counties. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership ...
KENO, Ore. — The Bear Flat Fire near Keno continues to burn in the Klamath River Canyon. The Fire Information Officer for the Southern Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership, Tamara Schmidt, says the fire is estimated to have burned 50 ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – A conflagration was declared to help fight a fast-growing wildfire in Klamath County. The Bootleg Fire was first reported at about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7 on Fuego Mountain approximately 11 miles northeast of Sprague ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – A wildfire burning in the Fremont Winema National Forest has grown to about 3,000 acres in less than 24 hours. The Bootleg Fire was first reported at about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7 on Fuego ...
BLY, Ore. – A fire that started in rural Klamath County this past weekend continues to burn. The U.S. Forest Service said the Sycan River Fire was first reported Sunday afternoon around 2:30 about 20 miles north of Beatty. Since ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Klamath and Lake counties will be going into ‘extreme’ fire danger starting Friday. “Our fuel conditions are right on track.” Notes Randall Baley of the Oregon Department of Forestry. “We’re at extreme level now from our ...
PROSPECT, Ore. – The Gopher Fire burning in the Sky Lakes Wilderness is now 15% contained. On September 5, lightning strikes sparked five small fires about 11 miles east of Prospect in the perimeter of 2008’s Middle Fork Fire. Those ...
LAKEVIEW, Ore. — Firefighters will be conducting prescribed burns on the Fremont-Winema National Forest beginning Saturday. The US Forest Service says recent wet weather appears to have provided a possible window for burning this weekend into next week. Beginning Saturday, crews ...
Klamath County, Ore. – A prescribed burn is now underway on more than 300 acres of forest between Medford and Klamath Falls. Crews began setting fires Tuesday morning in an area about 23 miles west of Klamath Falls. “We are ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Wildland fire fighters aren’t the only ones preparing for a busy fire season – as training steps are also being taken by the media to report on those fires. Getting video of major wildfires isn’t without ...