WHITE CITY, Ore. (May 29, 2021) – Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District firefighters are actively engaged in a wildfire in the hills above the 9600-block of East Antelope road outside of White City. The fire is estimated to be 30 acres and is...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore.  – Fire Season on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Southwest Oregon District begins Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. The fire danger level will be “Low” (green) and the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) will...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (April 29, 2021) – As conditions continue to support increased fire activity, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District resources responded to multiple fires across the district for the second day in a row....

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (April 28, 2021) – Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District firefighters were kept extremely busy on Wednesday, following six fires that broke out across both Jackson and Josephine Counties in a six-hour...

APPLEGATE LAKE, Ore. (April 23, 2021) – Firefighters assigned to the Bearwallow Ridge Fire, located west of Applegate Lake in southwest Jackson County, have lined the entire perimeter and are actively working on mop-up operations. The fire is now considered to be 30%...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (April 15, 2021) – Warm and windy weather conditions are causing an increased risk of fires starting and spreading in southern Oregon. Firefighters with the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District (SWO) were dispatched to three...

ROGUE RIVER, Ore., (April 7, 2021) – Fire investigators with the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District have determined the cause of the Wards Creek Road Fire, located in the hills northeast of Rogue River, to be multiple debris burn piles that...

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,...

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...

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...