Central Point, Ore. — ODF declared the end of fire season in our area Friday morning. While crews fought more fires than usual, those fires burned less land. “This is the first time that all parts of the district are ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Some local firefighters deployed to northern California to battle deadly fires were demobilized Tuesday. The Oregon State Fire Marshal said two strike teams, one from Marion County and one comprised of Jackson and Josephine County firefighters, will ...
(NBC News) – Fire officials say there’s no end in sight in the battle against a string of deadly wildfires burning across Northern California. At least 31 people have been killed by the fires since Monday. Hundreds more are still ...
Sacramento, Calif. (NBC News) – At least 13 people are dead and more remain missing after several rapidly spreading wildfires swept through Northern California Monday. More than a dozen fires were reported across eight counties, where thousands were evacuated from ...
Portland, Ore. – A Utah man was arrested for starting four separate wildfires along Highway 97 in central Oregon. On August 29, police began to investigate after four fires started next to the highway between Lava River Cave and milepost ...
Tallahassee, Fla. — Several local volunteers are helping the Red Cross care for victims of Hurricanes Irma… and Harvey. Red Cross volunteer Judy Kimmons left medford yesterday at noon. Right now she’s traveling across the country to get to Tallahassee. ...
Portland, Ore. – The cost of fighting wildfires burning in Oregon is starting to add up. The latest National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report shows there are 18 active wildfires in the state, adding up to an estimated ...
Salem, Ore. – Wildfires across the state along with hot, dry and windy conditions have prompted Oregon Governor Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency. The governor’s office said wildfire activity across the region is putting a strain on ...
Lakeview, Ore. – Over the past two days, fire crews in southwest Oregon have responded to over 90 smoke reports in Klamath and Lake Counties. The South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership said 200 wildland firefighters are working to suppress ...
Garfield County, Utah (CNN/KSL/KUTV) – Wildfires continue to tear through parts of the western U.S., and the region’s dry conditions are literally fanning the flames. Fire operations spokesperson Erin Darboven said, “We had a lot of calls from the public ...