Follow evacuations from Jackson County for the Almeda Fire. Lead agency: Oregon State Fire Marshal        

September 8, 2020 Evacuations: Eagle Point & Shady Cove Area South Obenchain Fire JACKSON COUNTY, ORE. – At 1:52 p.m. Oregon Department of Forestry – Southwest Oregon District (ODF-SWO) detected smoke near South Obenchain Road. The fire quickly grew to 8000 acres...

Governor's news release from Sept. 8, 2020, 8:25 p.m. (Salem, OR) — At 6:35 p.m., Governor Kate Brown approved an emergency conflagration declaration for the Alameda Fire in Jackson County, near the communities of Talent, Phoenix, and Medford. At the time of the...

September 8, 2020 ROGUE VALLEY, ORE. – Extreme fire weather and hazardous east winds has increased the fire danger on forestlands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry – Southwest Oregon District (ODF – SWO). To increase fire prevention measures and decrease the...

Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and Glide Rural Fire Department responded to a natural cover fire located approximately one mile northwest of Glide late Monday evening. The first engine to arrive on scene reported a 20 acre fire burning in light...

Two fires burning east of Glide displayed extreme fire growth Tuesday afternoon due to hot, dry and windy conditions. The Star Mountain Fire which originated in the Susan Creek area and the Archie Creek Fire which started in the Steamboat area are both estimated to be...

 September 7, 2020 Grizzly Creek Fire Update 9.07.2020 ROGUE VALLEY, ORE. – At 6 a.m. September 5, 2020, the Oregon Department of Forestry – Southwest Oregon District (ODF – SWO) completed a dozer line around the fire. The line has been reinforced with hose lines to...

September 6, 2020                                             JACKSON COUNTY, ORE. – The residents closest to the Grizzly Creek Fire, near the Dead Indian Memorial Rd. and Keno Access Rd. junction, were evacuated on Friday per Evacuation Level Three (3) “GO”...

 September 4, 2020 Grizzly Creek Fire 9.04.2020 ROGUE VALLEY, ORE. –  At approximately 2:25pm the Oregon Department of Forestry – Southwest Oregon District (ODF-SWO) detected smoke one (1) mile North of Howard Prairie Lake. ODF-SWO has responded with an aggressive...

 September 4, 2020 Meadows Fire 100% Lined, Mop-Up In-Progress ROGUE VALLEY, ORE. – Local residents called in a “Human Caused” fire at 12:40 a.m. in Sams Valley: eight (8) miles Southwest of Shady Cove. The Oregon Department of Forestry – Southwest Oregon District...

Under hot, dry conditions, all types of motorized vehicles can ignite a wildfire. An above average risk of large fires is expected in central Oregon, southwest Oregon, southeast Oregon, and central Washington through August. Fire officials ask for your help. Follow...

Danger levels rise for industrial and commercial operations on ODF Protected Lands ROGUE VALLEY, ORE. – Increased fire danger on forestlands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District has made it necessary to increase the fire...