Oregon Wildfire Updates

ASHLAND, Ore — By late yesterday afternoon, firefighters had contained a grass fire near milepost 11.5 on Interstate 5 South in Ashland. By the time it was contained, the fire had scorched less than 10 acres. Fire On Ashland I-5…

UPDATE 2: Copperfield Fire Update: Containment Reaches 68% UPDATE: Copperfield Fire Update: Over 3,800 Acres, Containment Now At 26% KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Firefighters battling the Copperfield fire east of Chiloquin made…

UPDATE 2: Middle Fork Fire Update: 70% Contained, Covers 5,286 acres UPDATE: Middle Fork Fire Update: Over 5,286 Acres, Containment At 58% KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore — The US Forest Service indicated in its latest report that the Middle…

UPDATE 3: Copperfield Fire Update: Containment Reaches 68% UPDATE 2: Copperfield Fire Update: Over 3,800 Acres, Containment Now At 26% UPDATE: Copperfield Fire Update: Crews Line Perimeter As Fire Covers Over 3,600 Acres…

UPDATE 4: Copperfield Fire Update: Containment Reaches 68% UPDATE 3: Copperfield Fire Update: Over 3,800 Acres, Containment Now At 26% UPDATE 2: Copperfield Fire Update: Crews Line Perimeter As Fire Covers Over 3,600 Acres UPDATE:…

With temperatures still rising over the Labor Day weekend, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek reminded Oregonians that fire season has a long way to go before it’s over. Fire Season In Oregon Above Average This year so far, 1.5 million…

UPDATE 3: Middle Fork Fire Update: 70% Contained, Covers 5,286 acres UPDATE 2: Middle Fork Fire Update: Over 5,286 Acres, Containment At 58% UPDATE: Middle Fork Fire 52% Contained As Firefighting Continues KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore.…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The Ashland-based non-profit Lomakatsi Restoration Project (LRP) has received two grants of $700,000 from the Interior Department’s Youth Service Corps to support the organization’s Tribal Youth Ecological Stewardship…

The Durkee and Battle Mountain Complex fires in eastern Oregon are raging across a 420 square mile radius, prompting Governor Tina Kotek to call in the National Guard and invoke the Emergency Conflagration Act. By yesterday, equipment…

Oregon has recorded 2,190 lightning strikes over the last fortnight, fueling wildfires across Southern, Central and Eastern areas of the state where nearly 800,000 acres are in flames. There are now 38 wildfires throughout the state,…