Klamath County, Ore. – A lightning-caused fire is burning in steep terrain two miles east of Beatty, Oregon. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) said on Monday crews are working to hold existing lines on the 4.8-acre Medicine ...
Jackson County, Ore. – Crews put a quick stop to a fire in the Applegate Valley Tuesday afternoon. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District, a person driving down Highway 238 near Humbug Creek road saw smoke ...
Eagle Point, Ore. – Multiple agencies responded to a small grass fire on Brownsboro Meridian Way outside of Eagle Point Monday afternoon. Jackson County Fire District 3 said firefighters with the Lake Creek Rural Fire District and the Oregon Department ...
White City, Ore. – Firefighters will be conducting a controlled burn operation for the next three days at the Denman Wildlife Area outside of White City. Jackson County Fire District 3 said the burn will help prepare firefighters for the ...
Medford, Ore. – People who own timber or grazing land may see a change in their property taxes for wildland fire protection. The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District provides wildfire protection to 1.8 million acres of land in ...
(CNN) – A new report says smoke from wildfires could have more impact on the atmosphere and climate then earlier thought. Researchers at Georgia Tech and NASA found that brown carbon particles from burning trees and brush are more likely ...
Ashland, Ore. – A controlled burn will be sending smoke above the Rogue Valley for the next two days. According to the Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project, crews are taking advantage of the cool, moist conditions at the high elevation ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Fire season is now officially underway in Klamath and Lake Counties. The declaration was triggered by warmer weather and drying fuels. Jake Barnett with the Oregon Department of Forestry said, “What we’ve been experiencing lately has ...
Medford, Ore. – Firefighting agencies from around the region are gearing up for fire season. The official start is this Sunday, and restrictions will be going into effect. All of our regions’ fire agencies always work together each year to ...
Jackson County, Ore. – Firefighters tackled a so-called “sleeper fire” Thursday night that was believed to be caused by a lightning strike on Monday. The Oregon Department of Forestry said crews responded on June 1 at around 4:30 p.m. to ...