wildfires

MEDFORD, Ore. — “This is not a happy day to ask some people to leave, but what it allows us to do is really focus our resources on those folks who have a destroyed home,” said Dale Kunce, regional chief executive officer …

PHOENIX, Ore. — “The devastating fires that really disproportionately affected our most vulnerable population. They are our hearts and minds every day,” said Phoenix-Talent Superintendent Brent Barry. 700 students in the Phoenix-Talent School District lost their homes in the deadly Almeda Fire. …

OREGON— Dwight Holton, CEO for Lines For Life talks mental health amid Coronavirus, social distancing, and wildfires. He speaks about a number of topics including, an increase in mental health calls, the three-digit mental health number, the potential for lasting impacts, and …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — In the nearly two weeks since Oregon was approved for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, almost half of the registrations in the state are from Jackson County. “Obviously that’s the worst-hit area out of the entire …

TALENT, Ore. — A Talent art display is bringing smiles to the community and reminding people there is hope amid all the devastation. The Talent Public Arts Committee says it had the idea for the art display called ‘flags of hope’ before …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Rain is expected in the coming days, but crews NBC5 News spoke with say it won’t have a significant impact on their firefighting. The incident management team for the Slater and Devil Fires say it’s a common misconception to …

PHOENIX, Ore. — Fire District 5’s station number 3 was one of many structures destroyed by the fast moving Almeda Fire. Now, the agency is asking for donations to rebuild. It’s being done through ‘fund the first,’ a website for first responders …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Over two weeks after the Almeda Fire swept through Talent and Phoenix, county officials are opening a “Multi-Agency Resource Center” (MARC) to help local wildfire victims. The Medford School District is partnering with Jackson County to host the MARC …

MEDFORD, Ore. — As evacuation levels start to go down across the Rogue Valley, many people are returning home while others return to ash and rubble. If your home burned down in a fire, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality says to …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Pacific Power says they’re making headway in restoring power to thousands of customers across the state. The power company says it plans to restore power to more than 3,000 customers in Southern Oregon by Sunday evening. At 3 …