Rain and wind are coming to southwest Oregon this weekend, and so is the start of bow hunting season. Will the rain bring an end to fire season? No. Will it reduce the fire danger level? A little bit. Maybe.Watch this space on Saturday for information about any...

Stouts Creek Fire Current Situation:26,452 acres86% contained158 residences threatenedPersonnel:420Helos: 4Handcrews: 8Engines: 12Dozers: 2Water Tenders: 5Evacuations:. All areas remain at Evacuation Level 1 (Get Ready).Crews have made excellent progress on...

Collier Butte Fire Current Situation:11,100 acres55% Containment190 Personnel3 Crews2 Helicopters5 Water Tenders6 EnginesManagement of the Collier Butte Fire has transitioned to a Type 3 organization. As of 6 am this morning, incident commander Monty Edwards has...

Stouts Creek Fire Stats:26,452 acres86% contained158 residences threatenedPersonnel: 521Helos: 4Handcrews: 8Engines: 12Dozers: 5Water Tenders: 11Evacuations: The Level 2 (Get Set) Evacuation Notice for Upper Cow Creek has been reduced to a Level 1. All areas remain at...

Current Situation: 9,600 acres40% Containment241 Personnel3 Crews2 Dozers2 Helicopters8 Water Tenders8 EnginesYesterday, crews finished burning along the south containment lines, creating a fuel break from the Big Craggies to the 1376 road system. Firefighters will...

Residents of Upper Cow Creek Rd with IMT 2 Steve Bowen.Southern Oregon is wildfire country. In the last five years about one-third of the 325,000-acre Tiller Ranger District has been blackened by wildfire. This year, the Stouts Creek Fire has already burned over...

After three weeks of hard dangerous work, crews now have the Stouts Creek Fire fully encircled with a blackline—when the fire’s edge has burnt to a road or other fireline and is secure. Last night, fire crews completed burn out operations on the last piece of the...

Location: Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, 18 miles east of Gold BeachIncident Commander: Doug JohnsonInformation Center: 541-247-4447Inciweb: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4461Email: collierbuttefire@gmail.comFacebook: U.S. Forest Service-Rogue River -...

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District imposed a complete shutdown August 1 on public use of power-driven machinery. This shutdown includes any equipment that uses a petroleum fuel-powered, spark-emitting engine. The list of equipment this...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is prohibiting all campfires in Oregon State Parks and other properties owned and managed by the department beginning Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. The ban includes but is not limited to designated fire pits, tiki torches and...

Crews on the Stouts Creek Fire are nearing the goal of encircling the fire with containment lines. Last night, fire crews burned out another small chunk of the fireline, leaving less than one-half mile of fireline to be completed. Once this is accomplished there will...

The Collier Butte Fire is estimated at 8,000 acres, 25 percent contained and staffed with 385 personnel. The fire is burning in the northwest region of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness and remote Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest System lands on the Gold Beach Ranger...