CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Representatives from fire agencies, law enforcement, and cities met on Tuesday to discuss priorities this Summer. Their focus is to work together as fire season continues to heat up. “We get all of us together in ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Fire season 2018 has officially begun here in Southwest Oregon, and it’s being ushered in with high temperatures and dry conditions. The start date is earlier than last year; The Oregon Department of Forestry is expecting ...
JACKSON CO., Ore. –The Oregon Department of Forestry has announced the 2018 fire season will officially begin on June first. Along with the change, new restrictions will be put into place. “Right now, we’re looking at an above average fire ...
Grants Pass, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry, or ODF, is looking at the way it classifies its forest land and private lots, and making any changes that are necessary. One of many meetings was held at the Josephine ...
Central Point, Ore. — ODF declared the end of fire season in our area Friday morning. While crews fought more fires than usual, those fires burned less land. “This is the first time that all parts of the district are ...
Central Point, Ore.- Southern Oregon’s Oregon Department of Forestry office is sending crews and resources to help in California, as parts of the state are covered in flames. ODF has sent nine firefighters to the Santa Rosa and Sacramento areas. ...
Medford, Or.- The recent change in temperatures has been a welcome relief for firefighters. “This is the start of us ramping back down,” Melissa Cano, public information officer for Oregon Department of Forestry said. The call to change fire levels ...
Central Point, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is gearing up for a busy weekend. Officials said with the recent thunderstorms in Southern Oregon, new fires are expected to crop up in the next couple of days. “That’s something ...
Jackson Co., Ore. — With lightning in the forecast on Thursday, fire crews around the region are on edge, on the look out for any sign of a spark. At the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, it was all hands ...
Central Point, Ore. — Fire agencies throughout the Pacific Northwest are stretched thin. Right now, Oregon Department of Forestry doesn’t have any fires burning. That means they are fully staffed and ready for an initial attack should anything spark, but finding ...