Josephine County, Ore. — Hurricane Harvey is now a category-four storm. FEMA has already put out a warning that it could cause ‘significant damage.’ The national Rural Metro Fire (RMF) organization is putting the call out for firefighters to volunteer ...
Josephine County, Ore. — Fire crews in Grants Pass saved a dog from a house fire Thursday night. The fire started just before 7 p.m. at a home on Midland Avenue. When crews arrived, they found a dog laying inside. They ...
Shan Creek, Ore.- An early morning ATV crash sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries Wednesday. Rural Metro Fire crews responded to the crash on Douglas Dr. near Riverbanks Rd. about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they ...
Merlin, Ore. — Firefighters in Josephine county spent Sunday morning working to contain several small fires that sparked near Merlin. Rural Metro Fire reported six fires, each under 1/10 of an acre, on the side of Interstate 5. A southbound ...
Hugo, Ore. — A barn and a cabin are destroyed by a fire that spread to the woods in Josephine County. It happened along Jump Off Joe Creek Road on Wednesday around 5 p.m. That fire eventually spread to nearby wildland ...
Grants Pass, Ore. — Crews from multiple fire agencies are training near the Rogue Community College campus in Grants Pass this week. It’s part of an annual training exercise to best prepare agencies for responding to large-scale emergencies like a ...
New Hope, Ore.- Jaynes Drive in rural Josephine County was shut down briefly Friday afternoon after a crash involving two cars. According to Rural Metro Fire, the crash was a high speed rear-end collision between two vehicles. It happened just ...
Wilderville, Ore. – A young man experienced a “close call” while swimming across the Applegate River Monday, according to firefighters. Rural Metro Fire said the swimmer successfully crossed the river once, but was unable to move after he arrived on ...
Merlin, Ore. — Rural Metro Fire & AMR responded to a rollover crash Friday just after 12:30 p.m. at the 4900 block of Azalea Drive, near Merlin. Emergency crews said a woman driving a Nissan SUV got ...
Josephine County, Ore., — Another suspicious fire in Josephine County. It was reported late Friday on Sleepy Hollow Loop in Grants Pass. This is the 13th suspicious fire since the beginning of the year. Rural Metro Fire says they still ...