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 ...
UPDATE (12:02 a.m.): The Oregon Department of Forestry says the Flounce Fire has grown to 600 acres. —— Jackson County, Ore.- The fire started after a lightning strike. But it didn’t start as just one fire, there were two. And because of ...
Trail, Ore. — August is typically the busiest month for fire crews, and this year is no exception. 4 days in and agencies are already seeing an increase in calls. That means as the season continues to pick up, crews ...
Central Point, Ore.- Beginning at midnight the fire danger level will go up from high to extreme. Oregon Department of Forestry says the 2017 fire season started out as expected but there’s definitely room for that to change as what ...
A powerful storm peppered the Klamath Basin with lightning Monday night, sparking fires and knocking out power to thousands. The storm rocked Klamath Falls shortly after sundown. “We’re going to be extremely busy today,”said Randall Baley of the Oregon Department ...