JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 20, 2022) – Continued widespread rain and more in the forecast has made it possible to continue to ease off on some public and industrial fire prevention regulations on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 18, 2022) – Recent rain and continued precipitation in the forecast has prompted the fire danger level to decrease. On Monday, September 19, 2022 at 12:01 a.m., the fire danger on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and...

PROSPECT, Ore. (Sept. 16, 2022) – A reward of $1,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest following several fires determined to be arson in northeastern Jackson County this fire season. The reward is being offered by the Rogue Forest Protective...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 12, 2022) – Following a weekend with the potential for increased fire behavior, the Industrial Fire Precaution Level will decrease to II (two) on the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District, effective...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2022) –  Dry fuels and dangerous fire weather patterns forecasted across forestlands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District has made it necessary to increase the fire prevention...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2022) – Firefighters have spent most of Wednesday aggressively engaged on numerous fires across the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District’s protection area within the Medford Unit in Jackson County following early...

MEDFORD, Ore. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Wildland firefighter Logan Taylor, who died battling the Rum Creek Fire, will be honored early next week in a public memorial service. The service will be held Monday, August 29 at 10 a.m. at Harry and David Field, 2929 S. Pacific...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 22, 2022) – Significant progress has been made on the fires within the Westside and Lightning Gulch Complexes, located in Jackson and Josephine Counties respectively. Since Wednesday’s thunderstorm, approximately 50 fires...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2022) – Despite windy conditions that threatened control lines, all perimeters remained strong and intact today, allowing firefighters to meet their goal for the day. The teamwork between air and ground resources...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2022) – Of the 50 plus lightning-caused fires from the August 17th thunderstorm that peppered Jackson and Josephine counties, just one fire, Rum Creek, remains without a complete containment line. The Rum Creek fire is...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 20, 2022) – Firefighters across Jackson and Josephine Counties continue to make steady progress on the Westside and Lightning Gulch Complexes. Crews completed fire line on several fires and are continuing mop-up operations...