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Aviation resources worked steadily throughout the day Sunday, dropping water and retardant to slow the spread of the Rum Creek Fire, burning in steep ground near Galice, while ground crews developed s...

New updates from the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District show that fire crews are making great progress on most fires burning within the Westside (Jackson County) & Lightning Gulch

August 20, 2022 12:30 p.m.  Containment lines are holding across all fires in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southwest Oregon District as forward progress continues across incidents in Josephine and Jackson counties. Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said of the 54 fires ignited by

New updates from the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District show that fire crews are making great progress on most fires burning within the Westside (Jackson County) & Lightning Gulch

The Cedar Creek Fire burning near Waldo Lake has grown to 5,618 acres with no containment, according to InciWeb, the interagency incident management website.

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. -- Firefighters are working on dozens of wildfires this weekend that comprise the Westside Complex in Jackson County and Lightning Gulch Complex in Josephine County.

Logan Taylor, 25, of Talent was identified Friday as the firefighter who died Thursday after being hit by a tree while battling the Rum Creek Fire north of Galice. Oregon Department of Forestry and fe...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Oregon Department of Forestrys Southwest District (ODF) says firefighters are responding to approximately 50 fires left overnight after Wednesdays thunderstorms.

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Oregon Department of Forestrys Southwest District (ODF) says firefighters are responding to approximately 50 fires left overnight after Wednesdays thunderstorms.

After another night of heavy lightning, over 50 new fire starts were reported across southwest Oregon.