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CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. – A new wildfire is currently burning in a remote area of the Wild Rivers Ranger District. According to the U.S. Forest Service, the Josephine Fire was first reported Sunday in a “very inaccessible location” on Woodcock Mountain near Josephine Creek, just outside of the old Biscuit Fire burn scar. Woodcock Mountain is a few miles west of Cave Junction. As of Monday morning, the fire was reportedly 22 acres in size and is burning grass, brush, and pine trees. The USFS said the fire is moving slowly due to current moisture levels in the vegetation. Resources fighting t...

Fire crews respond to remote fire within the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Officials say that the Josephine Fire is located just outside of the Biscuit Fire scar on the backside of Woodcock Mountain. Posted: May 10, 2021 12:34 PM Updated: May 10, 2021 12:36 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — Fire crews are working to contain a wildfire located in a remote area of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest roughly to the west of Cave Junction. Officials from the U.S. Forest Service said that the Josephine Fire was first reported on Sunday within the Wild Rivers Ranger D...

Prescribed burns near Ashland will be 'highly visible,' officials say Photo courtesy of The Ashland Forest Resiliency Stewardship Project / Facebook A series of prescribed burns in the Ashland Watershed continue on Wednesday, and forestry officials say that they will be visible for miles. Posted: Apr 14, 2021 10:45 AM Updated: Apr 14, 2021 10:49 AM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt ASHLAND, Ore. — Officials from the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest warn that prescribed burns in the Ashland Watershed may be "highly visible" on Wednesday in the Ashland and Medford areas. Prescribed burns have be...