O’BRIEN, Ore. – You may recognize the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum right off Highway 199 near O‘Brien in Josephine County. What you may not know is it’s playing a crucial role into the firefighting efforts of the Smith River Complex. ...
CRESCENT CITY, Calif.– Highway 199 will be reopening Friday morning. According to California Highway Patrol, the highway will be opening at 4 a.m. Friday morning to commercial traffic only. Northbound traffic will be screened at the Pioneer Road closure and ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Incident Management for the Smith River Complex in California and Oregon says the fire has grown to 73,799 acres with 7% containment. Officials say ground crews were working on tactical firing along the 4402 road west ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A weather advisory being issued for the Illinois Valley area, near the Smith River Complex, as thunderstorms are expected. “This is going to include heavy winds, along with thunder, lightning and with the probability of this ...
O’BRIEN, Ore. – Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuations are now in place for the community of O’Brien due to the Smith River Complex near the California-Oregon Border. Evacuations are along Highway 199 south of Rough & Ready Creek to the ...
ROGUE VALLEY, Ore.– Pacific Power presented its wildfire mitigation plan for Oregon Wednesday. The plan includes a number of ways the company plans to improve its infrastructure, as well as its process for public safety power shutoff’s. Pacific Power plans ...
O’BRIEN, Ore.– Oregon State Police are investigating a homicide in southern Josephine County. 35 year-old Thomas Robert Fuerte was arrested and charged with second degree murder and abuse of a corpse on Sunday. Police said he was in his trailer ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – A person died in a single-vehicle crash in rural Josephine County. Oregon State Police said at about 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, a California man was driving a white Ford pickup truck northbound on Highway ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Over 1,000 illegal marijuana plants were found during a drug bust in Josephine County. Oregon State Police said on August 2, its drug enforcement team served a search warrant at a marijuana grow operation in the ...
O’BRIEN, Ore. —Crews responded to another structure fire, around 2 Monday afternoon in the O’Brien area. It happened at the 32000 block of Highway 199. It spread to Wildland, but ODF helped put it out. The Illinois Valley Fire District ...