CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – With lightning expected in the forecast this week, firefighters are gearing up in Jackson and Josephine Counties. The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District said all staff members will be available to respond to lightning-caused ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The U.S. Forest Service is poised and at-the-ready to respond to any wildfires that may start as a result of predicted lightning activity this week. A request for nearly $250,000 was granted in a ramp-up of resources ...
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – A piece of industrial equipment is the likely cause of a fire that started over the weekend in rural Douglas County. Firefighters said on Saturday afternoon, they responded to a fire seven miles northwest of Elkton ...
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – A wildfire burning north of Redding is now 40% contained. The Mountain Fire reportedly started around noon on August 22 in the area of Jones Valley and Bella Vista. Residents in that area were told to ...
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. – Some people near a wildfire burning in Shasta County, California are being told they need to evacuate. Just before noon on August 22, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office notified Jones Valley and Bella Vista area residents ...
YREKA, Calif. – A man was arrested for setting multiple fires west of Weed, California. CAL FIRE’s Siskiyou Unit said on August 20, 60-year-old Patrick James Davi allegedly “willfully and maliciously set fire to forest land” along Gazelle Callahan Road. ...
This story has been updated to reflect updated numbers of acreage and containment. SISKIYOU COUNTY, Ore. – The growth of a new fire in Siskiyou County has been stopped at 1.4 acres. CAL FIRE said on August 20, the Badger ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – The Ward Fire south of Klamath Falls is now 100% contained. On August 9, lightning started the Ward Fire near the Oregon-California border. It grew to over 1,000 acres before favorable conditions allowed crews to gain ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Crews continue to make progress fighting the Ward Fire burning south of Klamath Falls. On August 9, lightning started the Ward Fire near the Oregon-California border. It grew to over 1,000 acres before favorable conditions allowed ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – As some crews focus on mopping up hot spots within the perimeter of the Milepost 97 Fire, others are pulling firefighting equipment off the lines as activity ramps down. On July 24, an illegal campfire got ...