Central Point, Ore. — ODF declared the end of fire season in our area Friday morning. While crews fought more fires than usual, those fires burned less land. “This is the first time that all parts of the district are ...
Central Point, Ore.- Southern Oregon’s Oregon Department of Forestry office is sending crews and resources to help in California, as parts of the state are covered in flames. ODF has sent nine firefighters to the Santa Rosa and Sacramento areas. ...
Medford, Or.- The recent change in temperatures has been a welcome relief for firefighters. “This is the start of us ramping back down,” Melissa Cano, public information officer for Oregon Department of Forestry said. The call to change fire levels ...
Central Point, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is gearing up for a busy weekend. Officials said with the recent thunderstorms in Southern Oregon, new fires are expected to crop up in the next couple of days. “That’s something ...
Jackson Co., Ore. — With lightning in the forecast on Thursday, fire crews around the region are on edge, on the look out for any sign of a spark. At the Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters, it was all hands ...
Central Point, Ore. — Fire agencies throughout the Pacific Northwest are stretched thin. Right now, Oregon Department of Forestry doesn’t have any fires burning. That means they are fully staffed and ready for an initial attack should anything spark, but finding ...
UPDATE (11:37 p.m.): Evacuation order expanded on Chetco Bar fire to include Winchuck River Road east of and include Peavine Ridge Road. This is a for a Level 2 Evacuation (be ready) and the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest wants ...
Jackson County, Ore. — Many of the fires currently burning around the region are believed to be caused by lightning. The Oregon Department of Forestry said it estimates more than 40 lightning-caused fires in the past week and it anticipates through ...
Gold Hill, Ore. — The Nugget fire sparked around midnight on Thursday right as a storm was passing through. Sitting at 5 to 10 acres, the Nugget Fire isn’t close to any homes, but it is incredibly hard to ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Several powerful storm cells passed over the Klamath Basin Thursday night, pounding the area with lightning. The Clovis Fire burned five acres in the Pine Grove area around 7:30 that evening. Roger Vercruysse lives near the ...