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...

***Update: Fire is 95% Contained (8.12.2020)   Worthington Fire Fact Sheet 8/10/2020 Worthington Fire Information:  541-690-8703  The Worthington Fire (see map) is located about 5 miles northeast of Eagle Point. Fire crews are continuing the fire suppression...

Worthington Fire Fact Sheet 8/6/2020 Worthington Fire Information 541-690-8703  The Worthington Fire (see map) has been determined to be a natural fire caused by a lightning strike. The fire is located about 5 miles northeast of Eagle Point in forest and brush on...

Worthington Fire Information 541-690-8703  The Worthington Fire (see map) started at approximately 3 PM on July 30. The fire is located about 5 miles northeast of Eagle Point in forest and brush on public lands administered by the BLM and private property. The cause...

Worthington Fire Information 541-690-8703  The Worthington Fire (see map) started at approximately 3 PM on July 30. The fire is located about 5 miles northeast of Eagle Point in forest and brush on public lands administered by the BLM and private property. The cause...

 Worthington Fire Information 541-690-8703  The Worthington Fire (see map) started at approximately 3 PM on July 30. The fire is burning about 5 miles northeast of Eagle Point in forest and brush on public lands administered by the BLM and private property. The cause...

Media Contact: Joel Brumm 541-690-8703 Worthington Fire Information: 541-690-8703 The Worthington Fire (see map) started at approximately 3 PM on July 30. The fire is burning about 5 miles northeast of Eagle Point in forest and brush on public lands administered by...

Saturday, 2 p.m. - Crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Jackson County Fire District #3 (structural protection) and Jackson County Sheriff’s Department continue to make good progress on the Worthington Fire. The...

Medford, Ore. – Crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, Jackson County Fire District #3 (structural protection) and Jackson County Sheriff’s Department are continuing aggressive initial attack on the Worthington...

7/31/2020, 7:15 a.m., Eagle Point (Jackson County) The Worthington Fire is about 600 acres, burning in timber/brush with breezy afternoon winds today.   7/30/2020, 8:00 p.m., Eagle Point (Jackson County) The Worthington Fire is approximately 500 acres and...

Triple-digit temperatures recently have increased the wildfire danger in forests and wildland areas protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District. At 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 31, the official fire danger level will climb to Extreme (red)...

Many days of 80- and 90-degree temperatures have dried wildland vegetation to the point where fires will start easily and be more difficult to control. To cut down on human-caused fires during this time, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District...