CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – As crews deal with multiple fires across the region, the fire danger level is set to increase in Jackson and Josephine counties. The Oregon Department of Forestry said due to dry vegetation and hot conditions, the ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry is investigating numerous human-caused fires in southern Oregon. They’re asking people to be extra cautious, especially in the middle of fire season. ODF wants people to know that a human-caused fire ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Fire crews in Klamath County are continuing to make progress on the Golden Fire. The fire is now at just over 2,100 acres after re-mapping revealed more accurate acreage. It’s also 15% contained and 100% lined. ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – The Golden Fire’s size hasn’t grown in days now. As conditions improve, we’re learning about the extent of what structures were damaged in the fire. Tyree: “We’re no stranger to helping with these type of fires ...
A wind fueled grass fire in Central Point, forced Level 3 evacuations. Jackson County Fire District 3 and the Oregon Department of Forestry were first on scene at Table Rock Rd. and Latigo Lane, in Northeast Central Point, Thursday afternoon. ODF said the fire grew to about ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Firefighters on both sides of the Oregon-California border responded to a fire Thursday off I-5. They were able to stop its forward progress at three acres. Cal Fire said one firefighter was injured during the incident and ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– ODF and Oregon State University are working on a new version of last year’s wildfire hazard map. New legislation from the state has provided more guidelines for the map, after it was rescinded last year. The biggest change ...
TRAIL, Ore. – Multiple agencies responded to a vegetation fire near Trail late Friday night. The Oregon Department of Forestry said the fire was burning in the 1,400 block of Madera Drive, southwest of Trail at 11:30 pm. Firefighters said ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Smoke may be visible above the Rogue Valley on Thursday and Friday. The Oregon Department of Forestry said its Medford unit is holding a “live burn training” north of Central Point along Truax Road and Newland ...
SALEM, Ore. – A young Oregon wolf was hit by a car and killed last Tuesday. ODF said the one-year-old wolf known as OR-143 was killed on highway 138 near the entrance to Lemolo. It is likely that the wolf ...