JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – You may see some smoke in the valley Thursday and Friday. Don’t be concerned, it’s just firefighters putting their newly learned skills to the test. The Oregon Department of Forestry is conducting live burn trainings along ...

SALEM, Ore. – Over a dozen firefighters from Oregon who were deployed to Texas are coming home as several more are being sent back to the American Southwest. The Oregon Department of Forestry said this weekend, 21 of its firefighters ...

JACKSON CO., Ore. – Fire season may be months away, but ODF and the Medford Water Commission are already preparing and working to keep one high-priority area safe. ODF is giving $100,000 in grant money to the Rogue River-Siskiyou National ...

MEDFORD, Ore.- Despite drought conditions and record high temperatures practically turning southwest Oregon into a tinder box, the area went without a major fire this summer. Monday, representatives from across the Rogue Valley laid out how they kept the 2021 ...

OREGON- When a wildfire starts, people quickly look for answers on what or who caused it. But according to Oregon Department of Forestry, it can take years to reveal that information to the public. And quite often, it doesn’t result in ...

KENO, Ore. – The Bear Flat Fire was discovered this afternoon in the Klamath River Canyon between Frain Ranch and Klamath River Campgrounds, approximately 9 miles southwest of Keno. The fire is burning on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview ...

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — Firefighters are responding to a fire northwest of Rogue River, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Oregon Department of Forestry says ground crews and multiple aircraft are responding to the fire located in the 900 block of ...

MERLIN, Ore. —Firefighters fight to save a historic Merlin resort, as it goes up in flames. The fire started at the Galice Resort building Tuesday morning and quickly spread to the wildland. The resort that has been serving the community ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry says southwest Oregon has more new firewise communities than any other part of the state. Five new neighborhoods in Ashland, Central Point, Jacksonville, and Shady Cove joined the national Firewise program ...

OREGON — The Oregon Department of Forestry wants to remind you to prune your trees in order to reduce damage in future snowstorms. ODF says narrow angles between branches signal a point of weakness, whether in the trunk or crown ...

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