KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. —East of the Cascades, the Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, and fish and wildlife agencies are doing a prescribed burn Thursday. It’s happening 6 miles south of Klamath Falls off Highway-97 on 150 acres ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Prescribed burns are expected this week to reduce the risk of uncontrolled fire in the Grants Pass area. The Oregon Department of Forestry said it will be igniting pre-stacked piles of vegetation on Dollar Mountain directly ...
TALENT, Ore. – Smoke from prescribed burn operations in the hills above Talent could last until the end of the week. Lomakatsi Restoration Project crews received clearance from the Oregon Department of Forestry to ignite up to 60 burn piles ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Some of you may have noticed smoke around Roxy Ann Peak earlier this afternoon – but no worries, it was a prescribed burn. The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District says it took place approximately 4 miles ...
LAKEVIEW, Ore. – Smoke from a prescribed burn may impact some communities in southwest Oregon. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership said on Monday, crews began “blacklining” around a prescribed fire operation that will begin Tuesday and could last ...
CHEMULT, Ore. – Prescribed burns are expected to cover thousands of acres of forestland near Crater Lake. The U.S. Forest Service said they plan to start treating up to 13,000 acres about 10 miles southwest of Chemult in the Fremont-Winema ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – It’s been a relatively uneventful fire season in southwestern Oregon, with significantly less acreage burned this past summer compared to season. And, with the latest weather forecast, some forest managers are transitioning from fire season to ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – Several miles up Granite Street and into the Rogue-River Siskiyou National Forest, firefighters of all skill levels are coming together for the annual Ashland Prescribed Training Exchange, or “TREX” for short. It’s a two-week controlled burn exercise ...
Klamath County, Ore. – A prescribed burn is now underway on more than 300 acres of forest between Medford and Klamath Falls. Crews began setting fires Tuesday morning in an area about 23 miles west of Klamath Falls. “We are ...
Medford, Ore.- With any fire, safety is the primary concern, which is why planning ahead is crucial. “Before we even go out and do a prescribed burn we have to make sure all the conditions are right,” Jeanne Klein, Bureau ...