POWERS RANGER DISTRICT, Ore. – A new fire that started in the powers Ranger District was stopped thanks to firefighter’s quick response. According to Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest on Tuesday, crews responded to the area near Coal Creek. The ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Donomore Fire was one of multiple fire starts caused by lightning strikes on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest over the last two days. As of Wednesday morning, the Donomore Fire had burned through 45 acres ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The cleanup is still underway, after a severe storm rolled across the valley, bringing high winds, lightning, and rain on Monday night. In Eagle Point, a large tree was uprooted and toppled over in a resident’s ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Multiple agencies responded to reports of smoke visible in the Marcy Loop, Limpy Creek, and Shan Creek areas Friday morning. With the assistance of ODF, Rural Metro found a new fire, being called the Slate Fire, ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is reporting a new fire burning on the ridge just south of Beaver Sulpher Campground. The Sulpher Fire, which is burning on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District, was first noticed Monday ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Upper Applegate Fire, burning on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has stayed at 756 acres overnight and through Monday. In a Facebook post Monday, the Oregon Department of Forestry says the high humidity overnight helped ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is welcoming a new forest supervisor. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Molly Juillerat will oversee all land management and administration for the forest which spans 1.8 million acres in southwest ...
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is putting a limit on long-term camping. The national forest’s new closure order prohibits occupying one location for more than 14 consecutive days and more than 28 days annually. This includes developed campgrounds or individual ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is receiving $150,000 to reduce wildfire risk. The funding comes from the Oregon Department of Forestry for forest restoration work. The goal is to reduce catastrophic wildfire risk on 20,000 acres ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – More than 30 firefighters will be working a prescribed burn in Josephine County on Friday. The BLM, Medford District in partnership with the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are hosting the exercise as part of collaborative fire ...