MEDFORD, Ore. — Representative Greg Walden visited Medford today to share the reforms he hopes the Senate will pass for the 2018 Farm Bill. The Farm bill has already been passed in the House and is now in the Senate ...
(NBC News) – At least eight people are dead and nearly 900 homes and other structures have been destroyed as wildfires continue to burn out of control across California. One of the most severe is the Carr fire, burning near ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — The Garner Complex Fire is being called the “the number one fire in the nation” from both the Oregon Department of Forestry and Governor Kate Brown. The Governor was in Southern Oregon today meeting with firefighters ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Fire agencies are doing what they can to contain the dozens of wildfires burning throughout the western states. But with so many to handle, there’s really no perfect plan of attack. Northwest lawmakers have been putting out ...
Moro, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act in response to the Garner Complex Fire. The Garner Complex is composed of several fires in Jackson and Josephine County. So far, the fire has burned 6,382 acres and ...
Jackson County, Ore. — Fires burning around the region, are contributing to a decline in air quality. As of Wednesday morning air quality in Shady Cove was listed as ‘unhealthy’, while Medford and Klamath Falls were listed as ‘unhealthy for sensitive ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Over 20 structures are threatened by two groups of wildfires in Jackson and Josephine Counties. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, the Garner Complex and Wagener Creek Complex have grown to cover a combined 275 ...
BOISE, Id. – As temperatures continue to increase during summer months, so do the fire danger levels across southern Oregon and northern California. This trend is not unfamiliar to the Pacific Northwest. According to the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, both ...
Central Point, Ore. — Around 50 ODF firefighters participated in a live burn exercise Friday, burning more than 30 acres. It’s the last thing to check off their list after completing two weeks of fire school. “That first engine, those first ...
At least five American Red Cross volunteers from Oregon are currently helping cleanup and recovery efforts in the Montecito area. While the majority of these volunteers are from Portland, the non-profit organization does anticipate sending more from other areas of ...