Wildfires
First fire of season for Ashland quickly knocked down at 1/2 an acre
Grass fire off Eagle Mill Road north of Ashland held to about a half acre After it burned…
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Officials tell Jackson County commissioners ‘we’re postured, we are ready’ for 2025 fire season
ODF Southwest Oregon District forester says climate and other factors are ‘getting more complex’; test of Jackson Alert…
Wildfires
Sparking Action! fire education event returns to ScienceWorks in Ashland
Multiple exhibits, booths and demonstrations popped up at Saturday event designed to inspire people to safeguard their homes…
Wildfires
Prescribed burn cleans up over 60 acres in Ashland watershed
US Forest Service teams clear an area earmarked for a burn six years ago; ‘Let’s do our best,…
Wildfires
State fire marshal: Oregonians urged to prepare their homes for another bad fire season
With the possibility of another challenging fire season on the horizon, Oregon fire officials are encouraging residents to…
Wildfires
Ashland residents urged to prepare for approaching wildfire season
The Almeda Fire was an example of a troubling trend: not wildfires, but urban firestorms caused by wildfires,…
Wildfires
Local residents, workers can take online surveys on wildfire preparedness and response
Residents and workers in Ashland, Phoenix, Talent and surrounding rural communities are invited to participate in two new…
Elections
Getting by on ‘the bare minimum’: Rural voters to decide on fire district funding
Voters in two neighboring communities on the north end of Jackson County will be asked to decide on…
Wildfires
Oregon Senate votes to repeal contentious wildfire hazard map with Sen. Golden carrying bill to floor
Oregon senators voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal a highly controversial wildfire hazard map.
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‘Justice for Hakiym’ exoneration push goes to the desk of Oregon Gov. Kotek
Supporters of imprisoned wildland firefighter Brian “Hakiym” Simpson and a defense attorney who represented him in court are…
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