Firefighters with the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District are actively mopping up the Fry Peak Fire, located on private land approximately 14 miles north of Rogue River. The fire was initially reported Sunday night just before 7:30 p.m. An engine...

After 122 days, the 2019 fire season will end on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. Lands affected by this declaration include state, private, county, city, and Bureau of Land...

Multiple new fire starts have been discovered following a thunderstorm that passed over the Rogue Valley early Thursday morning. In Jackson County, crews have been dispatched to 27 reports of lightning-caused fires, and 19 in Josephine County. Of the 46 total, 26 are...

Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District firefighters have been responding to several reports of small lightning-sparked fires as a result of overnight thunderstorms in Southern Oregon. Between Jackson and Josephine Counties, more than 30 reports of...

*This will be the final update on the Gyda Fire unless conditions significantly change.* Containment on the Gyda Fire, located on the 11000-block of Highway 238, continues to steadily increase, jumping up to 57% as of Thursday morning. Crews pushed forward in mop-up...

The Gyda Fire, located on the 11000-block of Highway 238, is now 40% contained following the joint efforts of the first two shifts. Accurate GPS mapping on Wednesday has placed the fire at 54 acres. Dayshift crews have continued forward progress on mop-up operations,...

Firefighters working on the Gyda Fire, located along the 11000-block of Highway 238, made significant progress overnight; the fire is 100% lined, and mop-up operations have begun. The fire is estimated to be 55 acres burning on private and BLM land, however, GPS...

Hours after the Gyda Fire was initially reported, fire crews were able to line most of the area burned, saving a dozen homes. The fire, located on the 11000-block of Highway 238, is estimated to be 55 acres. Firefighters will be focused on completing the fire line...

While thunderstorms over the weekend did spark eight small fires, each under 1/10th of an acre, the benefit of the rain has helped crews finishing up on the Panther Gulch and East Evans Fires, boosting containment on both. Firefighters on both fires are expected to...

This will be the final update for the East Evans Fire unless conditions significantly change. Infrared flights over the East Evans Fire confirm mop-up operations are effective and progressing quickly; Firefighters have upped containment overnight to 51%. The fire,...