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...