
SWO FIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon DistrictWorthington Fire Fact Sheet 8/5/2020
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 Fact Sheet 8/4/2020
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 Fact Sheet 8/3/2020
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...
Worthington Fire Fact Sheet, Aug. 2, 2020
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...
Worthington Fire to transition to local Team
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...
Crews make significant progress overnight on Worthington Fire
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...
Worthington Fire in southern Oregon is spreading rapidly (Updated 7/31, 7:15 a.m.)
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...
FIRE DANGER EXTREME IN SOUTHWEST OREGON
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)...
Fire Danger Level Rises to High on July 17
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...
Fire Danger Level to Rise on ODF Southwest District-Protected Lands
Hot weather across southwest Oregon has dried vegetation in the region’s wildlands to the degree that the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District will increase the fire danger level to Moderate (blue) on Monday, June 29. Fire prevention regulations...
Fry Peak Fire 10/21/19 PM Update
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...
Fire Season Ends October 1, 2019, but Fire Prevention Continues
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...
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