JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (May 30, 2023) – Fire Season on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Southwest Oregon District begins Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 12:01 a.m. The fire danger level will be “Low” (green) and the Industrial...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (April 25, 2023) – The Forestland Classification Committee for Jackson and Josephine Counties will hold a meeting and work session on Wednesday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. to continue reviewing properties involved in appeals, as well...

The Watts Mine Fire, located near Williams, OR   JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (April 24, 2023) – The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District responded to and extinguished the first fires of 2023 on ODF-protected lands in Jackson and...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. (Feb. 8, 2023) – Property owners in Jackson County whose land has been newly classified as forestland within the current reclassification process will begin receiving notifications of their forest patrol assessment from the Oregon Department of...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (Feb. 7, 2023) – The Oregon Department of Forestry will be conducting pile burns on Dollar Mountain the week of February 7, pending favorable conditions. This project is the second phase of the Dollar Mountain Forest Park Management Plan;...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Jan. 10, 2023) – The Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District is recruiting for multiple positions for the upcoming fire season, including entry-level and experienced firefighters, dispatchers and detection...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Nov. 1, 2021) – A persistent weather pattern of cooler temperatures and consistent rain has prompted a decrease in restrictions for industrial slash burning, effective immediately. As a result, prescribed fire and industrial...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Oct. 25, 2022) – After a long, dry, and un-seasonably warm season, the 2022 fire season on the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District is officially ending on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 12:01 a.m. The...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Oct. 22, 2022) – Recent fall-like weather and widespread rain has made it possible to ease off on some public fire prevention regulations on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District....

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (Oct. 3, 2022) – Progress continues on the Anderson Butte Fire, located on Bureau of Land Management land approximately seven miles as the crow flies south of Jacksonville. The containment lines held today, and firefighters made significant progress...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (Oct. 3, 2022) – Firefighters engaged on the Anderson Butte Fire, located on Bureau of Land Management land approximately seven miles as the crow flies south of Jacksonville, made excellent progress overnight, completely lining the entire perimeter...

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...