Merlin, Ore. — Firefighters in Josephine county spent Sunday morning working to contain several small fires that sparked near Merlin. Rural Metro Fire reported six fires, each under 1/10 of an acre, on the side of Interstate 5.  A southbound ...

Hugo, Ore. — A barn and a cabin are destroyed by a fire that spread to the woods in Josephine County. It happened along Jump Off Joe Creek Road on Wednesday around 5 p.m. That fire eventually spread to nearby wildland ...

Grants Pass, Ore. —  Crews from multiple fire agencies are training near the Rogue Community College campus in Grants Pass this week. It’s part of an annual training exercise to best prepare agencies for responding to large-scale emergencies like a ...

New Hope, Ore.- Jaynes Drive in rural Josephine County was shut down briefly Friday afternoon after a crash involving two cars. According to Rural Metro Fire, the crash was a high speed rear-end collision between two vehicles. It happened just ...

Wilderville, Ore. – A young man experienced a “close call” while swimming across the Applegate River Monday, according to firefighters. Rural Metro Fire said the swimmer successfully crossed the river once, but was unable to move after he arrived on ...

          Merlin, Ore. — Rural Metro Fire & AMR responded to a rollover crash Friday just after 12:30 p.m. at the 4900 block of Azalea Drive, near Merlin. Emergency crews said a woman driving a Nissan SUV got ...

Josephine County, Ore., — Another suspicious fire in Josephine County. It was reported late Friday on Sleepy Hollow Loop in Grants Pass. This is the 13th suspicious fire since the beginning of the year. Rural Metro Fire says they still ...

Wilderville, Ore., — Around 3 on Sunday morning, Rural Metro Firefighters responded to a structure fire on the 8200 block of Old Redwood Highway. Firefighters found a single-wide mobile home fully involved in flames when they arrived. Crews say the ...

Josephine County, Ore. — There’s a push to keep streets and communities safer in Josephine County. It’s a newly formed group called Southern Oregon Safety Alliance. The group is made up of several community organizations and businesses committed to providing ...

Josephine County, Ore., — Six suspicious car fires in the last month in Josephine County have people on edge, and fire officials looking for answers tonight. Rural Metro Fire says it’s too hard to tell if there’s been a pattern ...

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