LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Firefighters on the Kelsey Peak Fire continue to push forward on strengthening lines and overall mop-up operations across the incident. The fire, located approximately 15 miles west of Glendale, is now 32% contained. This number is a...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Progress mopping up on the Kelsey Peak Fire has improved containment to 23%. This increased containment reflects the focused work crews have been accomplishing each day. Some portions of the fire have mopped up 100 feet into the...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Crews on the Kelsey Peak Fire completed control lines along the eastern edge of the fire from the East Fork of Kelsey Creek to the main Kelsey Creek drainage. Connecting the control line on the southern end of the fire to both the...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Continued hard work by firefighters on the Kelsey Peak Fire, 15 miles west of Glendale, has increased containment to 12% for the incident. Control lines have been completed along the west, north, and northeast areas of the fire. ...

This will be the final evening update unless conditions significantly change LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Resources assigned to the Kelsey Peak Fire continued to push forward on lining the perimeter Tuesday, making headway from the northwestern to the...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Rain over the Kelsey Peak Fire beginning late Monday evening continued, moderating fire behavior across the incident overnight. Firefighters were able to focus on mop-up into the interior of the fire on the western edge and...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 9, 2025) – Due to cooler temperatures and light rain overnight and in the forecast, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District will decrease to “high” (yellow)...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Firefighters continued to build line Monday on the Kelsey Peak Fire, located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land approximately 15 miles west of Glendale. The western portions of line are holding well, and crews on the north and...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team 1, Incident Commander Dan Quinones, assumed command of the Kelsey Peak Fire today at 6:00 a.m. Resources from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Medford District...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2025) – As firefighters remain engaged on the Kelsey Peak Fire, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 1 was in-briefed on the incident by local leadership from the Bureau of Land...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2025) – Firefighters worked through the night on the Kelsey Peak Fire, building on the steady progress made over the past couple of days. The fire, burning on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land along the Lower Rogue River...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 6, 2025) – Challenging conditions once again were felt by resources assigned to the Kelsey Peak Fire, burning on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land along the Lower Rogue River Corridor roughly 26 miles northwest of Grants...