WASHINGTON, D.C.– The first climate change hearings of the 116th congress got underway Wednesday. Oregon Congressman Greg Walden spoke at the hearing and referenced the need to minimize massive wildfires in the west. At the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which he ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County is giving citizens the opportunity for their voices to be heard on the topic of wildfires and smoke. They’ll be holding a public forum from 5 to 9 pm at North Medford High School on ...
CHICO, Calif. — A group of volunteers from across Oregon are down in California are helping victims of the Camp Fire. They’re volunteering through the organization Helping Hands International. It’s a non-profit aiming to bring help to hurting people. The ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– An independent study requested by the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Regional Office ranked the top 50 communities in Oregon and Washington at-risk of wildfires. In Oregon, six of the top ten communities on the list were found ...
(NBC News) – Hundreds of thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes. The Camp Fire, burning north of San Francisco, has killed at least 29 people, matching the deadliest fire in the state’s history. The Griffith Park fire of ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — With all the fires burning in California right now, you may be wondering…could something like that happen here in November? The short answer is yes. Despite frigid overnight temperatures, fire agencies say they’re on high alert. “The ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.– Oregon Department of Forestry says fire season is officially over for it’s lands in Jackson and Josephine County. Over the course of this season, ODF crews battled 348 wildland fires that burned roughly 50,000 acres. Of those ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Just two months ago, many of this summer’s Southern Oregon wildfires were sparked by lightning. According to the National Weather Service, around 2,000 lightning strikes struck Southern Oregon on July 15th. While some of the fires were ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– Hundreds of people gathered at Southern Oregon University’s Stevenson Union in Ashland Saturday morning for a Fire and Smoke Summit organized by State Representative Pam Marsh. Pooling some 15 local and statewide speakers together, the summit was meant to ...
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif.– The Delta Fire continues its march across Shasta County destroying houses, forcing evacuations and shutting down a major highway. The fire remains at zero percent containment and has burned nearly 37,000 acres. According to fire officials there ...