Gold Hill Fire Undergoing Cleanup
GOLD HILL, Ore. — Firefighters are on the downhill side of the Nugget Fire cleanup today, with full containment of the blaze in sight. Fire crews say they were lucky to contain the nugget fire so...
View ArticleFire Burns Butte Falls Forestland
NEAR BUTTE FALLS, Ore. — Around 1 p.m. on Sunday, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) crews responded to a fire east of Butte Falls. The fire started in a remote, wooded area on Bureau of Land...
View ArticleFire Destroys Home, Starts Wildfire
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A two story home burned to the ground from an early morning fire and then spread causing a wildfire nearby. The fire started around midnight near the 1900 block of Crowfoot Road in...
View ArticleVolunteers Prepare for Fire Disaster
ASHLAND, Ore. – As wildfire season approaches, Ashland emergency volunteers are training in how to respond. Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and members of the public took part in an advanced...
View ArticleCrews Continue to Mop Up Fire Remains
GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Fire officials are calling the Beacon Hill fire a fitting end to the most active May in at least a decade. Crews continue to mop up the remnants of the fire that consumed roughly...
View ArticleFire Threat Rising as the 4th Nears
OREGON — Although cool and damp weather has helped to calm the wildfire threat in recent weeks, the fire danger is forecasted to rise in the coming days in addition to the temperatures. Humidity...
View ArticlePacifica Fire Forces Evacuations
WILLIAMS, Ore. — Traffic backed up and some were left stranded as roads leading into an evacuated area were closed off while crews battled the fire. Some had seen the flames, packed up, and left for...
View ArticleNeighbors Save Man’s Ranch from Fire
WILLIAMS, Ore. – While no homes were lost in the Pacifica fire, that almost wasn’t the case for one rancher on Powell Creek Road. Mack Stewart has owned and worked on his ranch for a decade. When the...
View ArticleOregon Wildfire Funding Increased
EUGENE, Ore. — Despite the active start to this year’s wildfire season, it could be much worse. Last month, state lawmakers passed the Wildfire Protection Act. With that approval comes an additional...
View ArticleHighest Priority Fire: Douglas Complex
GLENDALE, Ore. — The Douglas Complex fire has been named the highest priority fire in the nation. It has burn more than 21,400 acres and is at five percent containment. Seventeen different fire...
View ArticleInformation Center Key For Updates
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Fire officials gathered in one place Wednesday afternoon to give updated information on each of five complex fires in southern Oregon. To help organize and clarify all the...
View ArticleOak Flat Homeowners Ready To Evacuate
OAK FLAT, Ore. — The community of Oak Flat in Josephine County remains under a Level 2 evacuation. A Level 2 evacuation means homeowners need to be ready to leave at a moments notice. Glenn Lewman...
View ArticleBrimstone Fire Nearly Contained
MERLIN, Ore. — A single tent is all that remains at the Brimstone fire camp at North Valley High School as fire crews are moving out and moving on to other nearby fires. Boxes were stacked up and...
View ArticleIncident Management Teams Transition
GLENDALE, Ore. — Incident Management Teams are required to take days off. They can work up to 14 days straight. Depending on the what company they work for, some crews get one day off after 14 days...
View ArticleHot Shot Crew Works Swing Shift
MERLIN, Ore. — There’s the crew that works during the day and the crew that works during the night. Tuesday a swing shift from noon to midnight was put into place. This hot shot crew focuses on...
View ArticleBig Windy Camp Breaks Down
MERLIN, Ore. – Supplies were packed up and information was passed on at the Big Windy Complex Monday afternoon as the Oregon Department of Forestry is set to take over on Tuesday morning. “Because of...
View ArticlePublic Wildfire Restrictions Eased
ROSEBURG, Ore. – The Douglas Forest Protective Association lowered the fire danger level to low Monday. Recent rain showers have reduced the threat level, but officials say the fire season remains in...
View ArticleFire Season Funding Deferred to 2014
MEDFORD, Ore. — Smoke filled the Rogue Valley and complex fires engulfed southern Oregon in what was the most costly fire season in Oregon. State representatives met Friday to try and figure out how...
View ArticleWidespread Wildfire Investigations
GRANTS PASS, Ore.– [UPDATE 11:50 P.M. Salt Creek Fire Burns Near Wimer] Crews are monitoring about two dozen fires in areas outside of Grants Pass and Ashland. The newest reported fire is near...
View ArticleOregon Gulch Fire Grows: More Evacuation
ASHLAND, Ore. — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a LEVEL THREE EVACUATION for some residents on Copco Road near Ashland. Residents who live near surrounding roads also say they have...
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