JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Dwen Laughlin said she goes to the Applegate River all the time with her sons. But this past Saturday, she found herself in a situation she never thought she’d be in. “I’m a really strong swimmer ...
GALICE, Ore. – A camper and her dog are missing and thought to have drowned, after an incident at Indian Mary County Park on Friday. Rural Metro Fire said the incident happened at the park’s boat ramp into the Rogue ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – An escaped debris burn, burned through six properties in grants pass Saturday. Rural Metro said at around 4 pm Saturday they got a call about a vegetation fire in the 2,000 block of Allen Creek Road. ...
MURPHY, Ore. Rural Metro Fire helped contain a burning motorhome Friday morning. A disabled RV was found fully involved at the 200 block of Hillview drive according to the agency. Rural Metro said the fire posed no threat to nearby ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – For the first time since 2018, new recruits with Rural Metro Fire Department took part in a Burn to Learn event on Saturday. These teams of new firefighters worked together to extinguish multiple fires in a ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Rural Metro Fire in Josephine County is scheduled to do a live fire training exercise on Saturday. The training often called Burn to Learn will be at a donated structure in the 4100 block of New Hope ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – There will soon be a new fire chief for Rural Metro Fire in Josephine County. Phil Turnbull is retiring after 43 years as fire chief. He’s been with rural metro for almost it’s whole existence. He ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Rural Metro Fire is doing a training starting Wednesday. An old house will be knocked down on the 4100 block of new hope street in Grants Pass. The agency said they will burn the home, so ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. —It’s International Women’s Day and we’re honoring the hard-working women in male-dominated fields locally. “The job just is what it is it’s dirty it’s heavy lifting and it’s hard work and it’s never gonna not be that.” ...
SALEM, Ore. – Rural Metro Fire responded to several crashes the last couple days because of icy roads. One was reported in Hayes Hill near Redwood Highway. The driver was taken to the hospital with non life-threating injuries. 2 other ...