KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —East of the Cascades, the Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, and fish and wildlife agencies are doing a prescribed burn Thursday. It’s happening 6 miles south of Klamath Falls off Highway-97 on 150 acres ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District is wrapping up its Forest Classification project. That means some Jackson County landowners could see changes to their property taxes. ODF says this process hasn’t been done by the district ...
SALEM, Ore — State legislators are delaying the release of a revised wildfire risk map, following mounting backlash from community members. The map was released last summer, following the passing of senate bill 7-6-2. The bill was sponsored by Ashland ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —Fire season may be over in Jackson and Josephine counties but still remains in effect for some parts of the state. That’ll change on Saturday though. ODF says all fire seasons will end this Saturday, October 29th. Nearly ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —It’s been just over two months since the death of ODF-contracted firefighter, Logan Taylor. The preliminary investigation is in, and we’ve learned that no one is at fault. ODF tells us there are still active ongoing parts in ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry has announced that fire danger levels on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties will be reduced to low starting October 23rd. ODF says it made this choice after recent fall-like weather ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry responded to multiple small grass fires this weekend. On Saturday a fire in Butte Falls was spotted near multiple structures, it was estimated to be three-quarters of an acre. On the ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry decreased the fire danger level to “High” in Jackson and Josephine Counties. The change took effect at the start of the day on Monday, September 19. The decrease in level allows for ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry said someone’s drone forced helicopters to land immediately, as they attempted to drop water on Monday night’s structure fire. “If there is a drone in the area we cannot fly,” ODF spokesperson ...
STUKEL MOUNTAIN, Ore.–The Van Meter Fire, burning in Klamath County has grown to around 3,500 acres. It’s zero percent contained. ODF’s Jennifer Case said “there’s multiple fires around us so who knows if we’ll get smoke blown in from other ...