MEDFORD, Ore.– Questions and frustrations were raised on Tuesday by State Senator Alan DeBoer in the need he sees to fix the current process federal lands have in battling forest fires. In an interview with NBC5 News, DeBoer said good ...
SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. – Crews are mopping up a wildfire that destroyed one home and threatened several others east of Sprague River Tuesday. The fire broke out shortly afternoon at a home just off of Drews Road. Wendy Henson called ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Many pilots for air tankers and resource planes plan to touch down, fuel up and take right back off. It’s the best way to fight wildfires as quickly as possible. But that can prove difficult when there’s ...
Grants Pass, Ore. – Lightning over the weekend sparked numerous fires around the Rogue Valley. Now the U.S. Forest Service is coordinating to give residents the most up to date information possible all in one place. Hendrix fire, Natchez and Sugar ...
Central Point, Ore. — Beginning Friday, July 20, 2018, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and Josephine counties will rise to “extreme”. The change affects 1.8 million acres of state, private, ...
DOG FORK, Ore— The Hendrix fire, which started from a lightning strike during Sunday’s weather pattern, is 3 air miles southwest of Wagner gap. It is estimated at 170 acres. The fire was reported just before 10 A.M. on Sunday. ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – The potential for wildland fires in Lake and Klamath counties is now at ‘high’. The Bryant Fire is burning in an area about 5 miles south of Bonanza. “Total fire acreage is about 32 acres right ...
Applegate Valley, Ore. — A grass fire sparked just before noon on Friday in the Applegate Valley. It happened on the 1200 block of Thompson Creek Road. The woman who lives in the home nearby says her husband was mowing ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Second and fourth graders from Klamath And Lake counties are helping to prevent wildfires. Trapper Cundall had one of the prize-winning entries in a fire prevention poster contest sponsored by the Oregon Department of Forestry. “It ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Representatives from fire agencies, law enforcement, and cities met on Tuesday to discuss priorities this Summer. Their focus is to work together as fire season continues to heat up. “We get all of us together in ...