JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Crews are hoping the weather will help them gain the upper hand on fires burning in Josephine County. The Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires were sparked by lightning on July 15. Since then, the Taylor Creek ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — “We use the drones to go into these really gnarly areas. This is pretty gnarly terrain. This is very steep, rugged terrain here…” Three drones are helping firefighters battling the Klondike Fire. “We have a larger ...

CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — The Alaska Incident Management Team held a meeting in Cave Junction Monday evening to update residents on the Klondike and Taylor Creek fire as well as inform them on their top priorities. The meeting focused on ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Firefighters are reporting progress Monday on both the Taylor Creek and Klondike Fires. The more active of the two—the Klondike Fire— is burning northwest of Selma. In the last 24 hours, the fire grew some 3,800 ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – An aerial drone is helping crews on the ground fighting the Klondike Fire burning in Josephine County. Drones are increasingly being used to map fires and find hot spots that would otherwise go unnoticed until they ...

Evacuation notices in the following article were effective as of August 15 at 3:40 p.m. Evacuation levels may have changed since this article was published. The latest information can be found via an interactive map available HERE or by calling ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Southern flank of the Klondike Fire, where the fire jumped the Illinois River last Friday, is a cause for concern to firefighters. It’s where communities like Wilderville, Wonder, Selma, and others are being threatened. You ...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Due to the slow southward movement of the Klondike Fire, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office is notifying some residents to be ready to evacuate. Deputies said increased fire activity and burnout operations—along with predicted changes in ...

SELMA, Ore.– The sight of an desolate Lake Selmac are a reminder of a summer season that has been diminished by the constant harassment of smoke over the valley. But it pales in comparison to the sight of smoke and ...

MERLIN, Ore.– The Klondike Fire has continued to expand on all fronts growing to become even larger than the Taylor Creek Fire at about 55,248 acres as of the latest update. Over the last several days crews have allowed the ...

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