CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Firefighters near and far came together Thursday to mourn the loss of one of their own killed in the line of duty. Medford wildland firefighter, Frumencio Ruiz Carapia, known to friends as Mencio, died last month ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, September 9 to honor Frumencio Ruiz Carapia, a Medford firefighter who died in the line of duty. Ruiz Carapia was ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Medford wildland firefighter died Monday battling the Middle Fork Complex in Lane County. On Thursday the community came together to give him one last goodbye. You don’t hear much silence when it comes to roads. But ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The neighbor of a Medford wildland firefighter is raising money for the family. The fallen firefighter was battling the Gales Fire in Lane County before he made the ultimate sacrifice. Neighbor, Arnold Sicairos is mourning the loss ...