JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 12, 2022) – Following a weekend with the potential for increased fire behavior, the Industrial Fire Precaution Level will decrease to II (two) on the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District, effective...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2022) –  Dry fuels and dangerous fire weather patterns forecasted across forestlands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District has made it necessary to increase the fire prevention...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2022) – Firefighters have spent most of Wednesday aggressively engaged on numerous fires across the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District’s protection area within the Medford Unit in Jackson County following early...

MEDFORD, Ore. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Wildland firefighter Logan Taylor, who died battling the Rum Creek Fire, will be honored early next week in a public memorial service. The service will be held Monday, August 29 at 10 a.m. at Harry and David Field, 2929 S. Pacific...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 22, 2022) – Significant progress has been made on the fires within the Westside and Lightning Gulch Complexes, located in Jackson and Josephine Counties respectively. Since Wednesday’s thunderstorm, approximately 50 fires...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2022) – Despite windy conditions that threatened control lines, all perimeters remained strong and intact today, allowing firefighters to meet their goal for the day. The teamwork between air and ground resources...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 21, 2022) – Of the 50 plus lightning-caused fires from the August 17th thunderstorm that peppered Jackson and Josephine counties, just one fire, Rum Creek, remains without a complete containment line. The Rum Creek fire is...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 20, 2022) – Firefighters across Jackson and Josephine Counties continue to make steady progress on the Westside and Lightning Gulch Complexes. Crews completed fire line on several fires and are continuing mop-up operations...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 20, 2022) – Of the 54 fires ignited by Wednesday evening’s thunderstorm, the vast majority are extinguished. The Rum Creek Fire is currently posing the most challenges for firefighters, located north of Galice. Resources...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (Aug. 19, 2022) –  Firefighters continue to make progress on the Westside and Lightning Gulch Complexes in Jackson and Josephine counties. The National Weather Service reported Wednesday evening’s thunderstorm resulted in about...

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. (Aug. 18, 2022) – Oregon Department of Forestry and Bureau of Land Management officials are sadden to announce the death of 25-year-old wildland firefighter Logan Taylor of Talent, Oregon. On Thursday, August 18, 2022, shortly after 4:00 p.m.,...