The fire burned about 32,671 acres and 33 homes were lost.
John Vial, Jackson County Emergency Operations director, said crews are working on about two to three homes a day. Due to the smaller size of the damage, he expects the work to be completed quicker compared to work in Talent and Phoenix.
A date on when the work is expected to be completed has yet to be determined.
“The tricky part of nailing that date depends on what they find during cleanup,” Vial said. “If they find sites with lots of asbestos, that takes a different crew, and takes a little longer. But this work is going to be completed in weeks and not months.”
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Jackson County will be site of FEMA-backed vaccination center
Public health officials said that the new federal and state-supported vaccination center will join ongoing efforts at the Jackson County Expo, expanding the number of doses that can be administered.
Posted: Apr 12, 2021 9:33 AM
Updated: Apr 12, 2021 9:41 AM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Jackson County has been selected to host a new community coronavirus vaccination center backed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, public health officials announced Monday morning.
The Pilot Community Vaccination Center (CVC) will be supported by a mixture of federal, state, and local agencies offering both drive-through and walk-up vaccination options, in addition to mobile delivery. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be offered.
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Visiting off-trail areas of the Bear Creek Greenway is officially off-limits.
After fires swept through the area this past September, numerous organizations worked to clear damaged trees from the main greenway trail so it could safely reopen. However, the cost to clear out hazardous trees that are away from the trail proved to be too high.
In response, Jackson County said anything that’s not part of the designated Bear Creek Greenway trail has been closed on the nine-mile stretch of county-owned land between Ashland and Central Point.
Steve Lambert works with the Jackson County Emergency Operations Center. He said, “Folks are encouraged to use the trail as they normally do. Have fun biking and walking on the greenway; we ask that you please remain on the paved path for your safety.