JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – As it gets closer to fire season, the Oregon Department of Forestry says it’s important to be aware of burn pile restrictions. According to ODF, people can burn in debris piles or burn barrels right now ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Local fire agencies want people to know despite fire danger levels lowering, it’s still fire season and to be careful when outside. As of this morning, ODF Southwest has lowered the fire danger level from ‘high’ to ...
UPDATE – At 8:00 p.m. Sunday, the Josephine County Sheriff’s office downgraded evacuation levels for the North Valley and Monument Drive fires to a “Level 1” or “Be Ready.” JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has issued ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Rural Metro and ODF Southwest are engaged in a fire off on Monument Drive by North Valley High School in Josephine County. UPDATE FROM RURAL METRO AT 7:30 P.M.: The fire has been lined with water ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Extreme heat has some fire officials concerned ahead of this weekend. With temperatures expected to be in the triple digits starting Sunday, the Oregon Department of Forestry is keeping an eye on the forecast. ODF Southwest ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A busy week for ODF Southwest continues. On Wednesday morning, crews responded to a slow-moving grass fire off Highway 140, near Lake Creek in Jackson County. Crews were able to put out the fire quickly. “We ...
Jackson County Fire District 5 and ODF Southwest fire crews tackled a fire near Phoenix, Monday afternoon. The call came in around 1 p.m of a slow moving grass fire, at the 3,000 block of Deer Trail Lane. Several engines, a ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The National Weather Service in Medford issuing a Red Flag Warning affecting most of southern Oregon. It’s in effect from two this afternoon to eight this evening. The Red Flag Warning, also known as a fire weather ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry announcing an increase to the fire danger level in Jackson and Josephine counties from ‘moderate’ to ‘high’, starting Friday at midnight. But that’s just one of the changes in our region. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Multiple agencies responding to a Grass Fire at Roxy Ann Peak in east Medford. The fire started this morning but crews had a handle on it before noon. At around 9 a.m. Medford Fire, ODF Southwest, Fire ...