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...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 6, 2025) – Firefighters continued to engage aggressively on the Kelsey Peak and Marial fires burning along the Lower Rogue River Corridor last night, located roughly 26 miles northwest of Grants Pass. These fires are two of 10...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 5, 2025) – Firefighters assigned to multiple fires along the Lower Rogue River Corridor in northwestern Josephine County overnight made great progress on the smaller incidents and held the Kelsey Peak Fire in its current...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 4, 2025) – Firefighters continued an aggressive, relentless attack on numerous fires throughout the Lower Rogue River Corridor in northwestern Josephine County on Thursday. These fires, a result of lightning strikes from...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. (Sept. 4, 2025) – The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District is continuing to put up an aggressive attack on fires spanning the Lower Rogue River Corridor in northwestern Josephine County following thunderstorms...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (August 10, 2025) – Due to dry vegetation, fire behavior, and consistent hot and windy conditions, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and Josephine counties will increase to...

ANDERSON BUTTE, Ore. (July 26, 2025) – Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District firefighters have stopped a fire at just under six acres, originally reported early Saturday morning. The Anderson Butte Fire, located off of Anderson Butte Road west...

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (July 25, 2025) – Firefighters assigned to the Board Shanty Fire, located south of Grants Pass, continue to make steady progress across the incident, extinguishing lingering coals and smoking debris. With this work ongoing during both day and night...