OREGON – The Diamond Complex Fire continues to burn in Douglas County. The complex is now made up of 20 fires totaling more than 3,000 acres. The largest of the lightning-caused fires within it are the Pine Bench and Trail ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.- The residential structure fire burning in Central Point Tuesday afternoon has been contained and mopped up. Jackson County Fire District 3 was alerted to a fast-moving grass fire in the 4200 Block of Grant Road in Central ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – The Fremont-Winema National Forest is releasing the name of the wildland firefighter who died last week during a routine preparedness activity. NBC5 News first reported on the firefighter’s death last Thursday. According to the forest service, ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Multiple agencies responded to a vehicle fire on I-5 last week. According to Jackson County Fire District #5 crews responded to I-5 milepost 8 to find a car on fire. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) firefighters ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Upper Applegate Fire, burning on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has stayed at 756 acres overnight and through Monday. In a Facebook post Monday, the Oregon Department of Forestry says the high humidity overnight helped ...
Update 8:25 a.m.: Level BE READY alert for JAC-164 area has been cancelled by the Jackson County Sherrif’s Office. 5:30 a.m. Friday Update: 11 p.m. Thursday Update: Know Your Zone Jackson County website link here APPLEGATE VALLEY, Ore. – At ...
JACKSON and JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – With temperatures rising and fuels drying, the fire danger level for Jackson and Josephine counties will be going up this week. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) southwest district, the fire danger ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is continuing its series of open houses about community Wildfire Risk Reduction Programs with its third stop in Central Point. These open houses are being held in communities that have ...
MEDFORD, Ore — June 1st marked the official beginning of fire season in Jackson and Josephine counties. A familiar face at NBC5, Natalie Weber, now with the Oregon Department of Forestry, stopped by Sunrise to talk with Marcus Veal about ...
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 ...