Grants Pass, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry is using a recent fire that burned south of Grants Pass to emphasize the importance of “defensible space”. Monday afternoon’s fire on Turtle Lane destroyed a car and outbuilding, but firefighters ...
Central Point, Ore. — Some homes in Central Point are spared by a fast moving grass fire that came dangerously close Sunday afternoon. Several helicopter water drops were made on the hot dry grass behind the homes along the 800 ...
Jackson Co., Ore. — Fire season has certainly flared up over the weekend, with numerous fires breaking out across the Rogue Valley. Crews worked into the night, defending nearby homes and trees from the fast-spreading flames. “I was really nervous ...
Medford, Ore. — A quickly spreading wildfire prompted a response from multiple agencies Friday afternoon, as crews worked to contain the blaze burning on the outskirts of Medford. The fire brought out nearly 20 engines and a bulldozer to Crater ...
Douglas County, Ore. — Firefighters have already been hard at work this year, but today marks the official start to fire season in Douglas County. The Douglas Forest Protective Association says the official start means new restrictions are now in ...
Klamath County, Ore. — Fire season across Southern Oregon is officially in effect this. The declaration impacts all public and private lands in Jackson and Josephine County, and the Klamath / Lake District of the Oregon Department of Forestry. Oregon ...
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Fire crews aren’t the only ones gearing up and getting ready for fire season. Tamara Schmidt of the Fremont-Winema National Forest notes that getting video from the edge of a wildfire isn’t without risk… “It could ...
Weed, Calif. — Fire crews and changing weather conditions are helping to snuff a wildfire just two miles outside of town. Both firefighters and residents of the town say nerves are still very much frayed from the fire that destroyed ...