MEDFORD, Ore.– With the recent fires across the region, county public health officials are warning about the complications with wildfire smoke and COVID-19. Jackson County Public Health says this wildfire season will be difficult for some because of the pandemic. ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Around 6 a.m., Grants Pass Fire Rescue was called out to a structure fire on the 500 block of SW Western Avenue. The fire was on the front porch of a home. Neighbors who spotted the ...
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 ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The worst of the lightning might be over but work for fire crews is just beginning. The Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest service upped its personnel for this week’s lightning storm, now they’re on the lookout for smoke. ...
ASHLAND, Ore – With the fear of smoke, tourism has become less predictable in summer in Southern Oregon. Ashland summers are typically filled with visitors from out of town but after smoke filled summers the last couple years, August tourism took ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — As the year’s busiest week for lightning passes, the work for crews is just beginning. “The rain initially really helped us out in keeping those fires small,” said Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District Public ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – With thunderstorms in the forecast, local firefighters are letting the public know about a weather phenomenon that can make mountains appear to be smoking. Rural Metro Fire explained a “waterdog” is a pocket of fog that ...
CANYONVILLE, Ore. – Smoke from the Milepost 97 Fire may creep into the Rogue Valley, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters say the smoke that’s expected to accumulate south of Canyonville Friday evening won’t be as dense as it ...
CANYONVILLE, Ore. – Crews have made more progress Tuesday fighting a wildfire burning in Douglas County. The Douglas Forest Protective Association said the Milepost 97 Fire was first reported at about 10:00 p.m. on July 24 along Interstate 5 south ...
UPDATE 8:30 p.m. — The fire is now estimated at 25 acres. UPDATE 7:40 p.m. — Several resources from the MP97 fire are diverting to this fire. No evacuations or road closures at this time. —————————— WILLIAMS, Ore. – Air ...