wildfire season

HAPPY CAMP, CALIF. —  One person has died in the Slater fire burning in Happy Camp. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office made the announcement Wednesday night. The person’s name is being withheld until next of kin can be notified. The Slater Fire …

GRAVES CREEK, Ore. — Firefighters were working to put out a small wildfire near Graves Creek Road Sunday night. Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District said the district’s smoke detection department spotted a small white column around 4:30 Sunday afternoon. The …

MEDFORD, Ore. — While firefighters battle small fires on nearly all sides of the Rogue Valley, Oregon Department of Forestry’s eyes are on the skies tonight. The detection center lead for ODF says high-quality cameras are placed on mountaintops where many people …

   *UPDATE 7:28 p.m.* — Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit posted an update at 6 p.m. saying the Badger Incident has now burned 450 acres and is 15% contained. The same evacuations remain in effect and the cause of fire is still under …

MEDFORD, Ore. — United States Representative Greg Walden (R – Oregon) met with the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry and elected officials Wednesday afternoon to discuss fire preparedness. ODF said out of all ODF-protected land, one-third of the fires …

CANYONVILLE, Ore – UPDATE: 9:30 p.m. Thursday The Milepost 97 Fire has grown to an estimated 750 acres and is burning in steep, rocky terrain with limited access, according to the Douglas Forest Protective Association. DFPA said, while the fire is highly …

WASHINGTON D.C. — It’s not even mid-May and the weather in southern Oregon is already getting hot, dry and windy prompting southern Oregon’s Washington D.C. legislators to have wildfire season at the top of their agendas. “These fires have become an enormous …

WASHINGTON D.C. — On Capitol Hill Thursday, a group of panelists from across the country met to discuss wildfires at the “National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee” hearing. One of the panelists was from Ashland-based non-profit, “Lomakatsi Restoration Project.” Executive Director, …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — With wildfire season less than a month away, fire agencies said they’re getting better predictions of what this summer will look like. The National Interagency Fire Center is predicting a heavy wildfire season for areas along the West …

MEDFORD, Ore. —  A local animal group that helped save hundreds of animals during the wildfire season got a little help of its own at Hometown Buffet in Medford on Sunday. Heavenly Animal Rescue Team and Services (HARTS) held a fundraiser in an …