This will be the final evening update unless conditions significantly change LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Resources assigned to the Kelsey Peak Fire continued to push forward on lining the perimeter Tuesday, making headway from the northwestern to the...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Rain over the Kelsey Peak Fire beginning late Monday evening continued, moderating fire behavior across the incident overnight. Firefighters were able to focus on mop-up into the interior of the fire on the western edge and...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 9, 2025) – Due to cooler temperatures and light rain overnight and in the forecast, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District will decrease to “high” (yellow)...

LOWER ROGUE RIVER CORRIDOR, Ore. – Firefighters continued to build line Monday on the Kelsey Peak Fire, located on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land approximately 15 miles west of Glendale. The western portions of line are holding well, and crews on the north and...

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...