SWO Fire

Wildfire Update

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (Nov. 6, 2020) — After 190 days, fire season ends today, Friday, November 6, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District. Lands affected by this declaration include state, private, county, city, and Bureau of Land Management forestlands in Jackson and Josephine counties totaling […]

Wildfire Update

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (Oct. 12, 2020) — A sudden shift in the weather is prompting a decrease in the fire danger level and industrial fire precaution level (IFPL) on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District. While fuels in the region have remained extremely dry into early fall, rain and cooler […]

Wildfire Update

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. (Oct. 9, 2020)– A combination of cooler temperatures, higher relative humidity and the potential for rain across southwest Oregon have made it possible to ease-off on some fire prevention regulations. Effective immediately, the fire danger level on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected lands in Jackson and Josephine counties has decreased to “high” (yellow) […]

Wildfire Update

Archie Creek Fire Email: 2020.archiecreek@firenet.gov Phone: 971-334-7674 (7am-8pm) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Archie-Creek-Fire-Information-120244459815292/ InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7176/ Size: 131,542 acres Containment: 94% Location: Steamboat Springs on Hwy 138E to Glide, Oregon Cause: Under investigation Holiday Farm Fire Email: holidayfarmfireinfo@gmail.com Fire Information: 541-357-9729 (7am-10pm) Lane County Non-Emergency Call Center: 541-682-3977 (7am-10pm) Linn County Non-Emergency Call Center: 541-812-2260 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HolidayFarmFire/ Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7170/ […]

Wildfire Update

More information: http://www.lanecounty.org/mckenziefire (Holiday Farm Fire) and https://wildfire.oregon.gov/cleanup Cleanup & Debris Management Lane County and its state and federal partners encourage residents who are cleaning up burnt structures to WAIT. Property owners can OPT IN for hazardous waste removal services and debris removal services at no cost to them (insurance may be billed if applicable).FEMA […]

Wildfire Update

More information: https://jacksoncountyor.org/emergency/News/News-Information/category/help-for-wildfire-victims/jackson-county-phoenix-and-talent-recommend-residents-to-not-clean-your-property-damaged-by-fire and https://wildfire.oregon.gov/cleanup View Jackson County Fire Damage Dashboard map. The state has formed a Debris Management Taskforce and is currently working with local governments to develop strategies to complete the massive cleanup. Though this process takes time, there are significant benefits to individual property owners.  Getting the whole burn scar area cleaned […]