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Located in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, approximately 11 miles east of Prospect, the Gopher Fire is currently 340 acres and is the result of 5 small fires that burned together after the lightning storm that moved through the area September 5th.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, September 3, 2019, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) coordinated a series of counter-drug operations, seizing 610 very large, mature, illegal marijuana plants in the Butte Valley area of Siskiyou County, southwest of Macdoel, California.
Read MoreThe Oregon Health Authority is investigating the recent death of an individual who had severe respiratory illness following use of an e-cigarette, which is also known as a vaping device.
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 7, 2019, at approximately 4:11 A.M. Emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Highway 50 close to milepost 19, near Malin, Ore.
Read MoreOn Friday, the Klamath County Sheriff received two suspicious checks issued for larger monetary amounts, at his office delivered through the United States Postal Service.
Read MoreAt least 95 lighting caused wildfire fires are burning in the Southern Oregon and Northern California region. The largest fire is the Lone Fire in the Modoc National Forest at 5,000 acres. Depending on the amount of moisture associated with the thunderstorms and the vegetation types on the ground, it can take several days for the smoke to become visible from a lightning-caused wildfire. Firefighters may be responding to new starts and holdovers throughout the weekend and early into next week.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif.—Thunderstorms moved over the Modoc National Forest as predicted on Thursday keeping fire resources busy throughout the day. Firefighters discovered 17 new wildfires on the forest.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – In the past 24 hours, nine lightning-caused fires have been confirmed with the largest fire being the Adobe Fire located south of the Gerber Reservoir. The Adobe Fire is approximately 40 acres, with multiple resources on scene including engines, aircraft, and handcrews.
Read MoreA Red Flag Warning is in effect from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM Thursday, September 5, 2019, for abundant lightning on dry fuels for areas of Klamath, Lake, and Modoc Counties and Fire Weather Zones OR624, 625, 611, 640, 610 and CA285.
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 31, 2019 the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) received a call from a female stating her climbing partner, later identified as Mr. Carlos Flores, 24, from Baha California, Mexico, fell while climbing on Mount Shasta and was unconscious at or near the 11,000 feet level of the mountain. He reportedly fell on Casaval Ridge in the area of Red Banks.
Read MoreALTURAS, Calif.— A total of 17 lightning fires have been identified to date resulting from the storm last week. Though a large majority remained less than one acre, firefighters made great progress containing the few that got larger.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. – In July 2018, Evan Metz of Grants Pass, Oregon drove over three miles in the Pumice Desert causing significant resource damage. The soil and vegetation were disturbed throughout the area, and in the location where he drove around in circles while a friend took pictures, the disturbance exceeded 12 inches in depth and caused widespread vegetation mortality.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. –Scattered thunderstorms moved across lands protected by the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) both Wednesday and Thursday nights, sparking 14 confirmed fires from Klamath Falls east to Adel for a total of approximately eight acres. The largest fire was five and three quarter acres as of this morning and is located south of Dog Mountain.
Read MoreAlturas, Calif. - Eleven new incidents have been identified so far after Wednesday's storm. Though moderate precipitation fell throughout the forest, some pockets received less rain.
Read MoreJust before 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 29, a fire broke out in the 500 block of Adams Street in the Mills Neighborhood of Klamath Falls. The fire completely destroyed a duplex and seriously damaged a neighboring single-family residence. Also destroyed were a travel trailer, Chevrolet pick-up, and wood fence.
Read MoreA crew supervised by Walsh Construction Co., the Sky Lakes Collaborative Health Center’s general contractor, this weekend will repave the driveway generally between the Cascades East Family Medicine building and the medical center’s parking structure.
Read MoreA Red Flag Warning is now in effect from 11:00 AM Wednesday morning through 11:00 PM Wednesday evening for abundant lighting on dry fuels for areas of Klamath, Lake, Siskiyou, Jackson and Josephine counties.
Read MoreWork crews from one of our contractors have begun building what eventually will become the newest wildlife undercrossing in central Oregon near Gilchrist.
Read MoreA Fire Weather Watch is in effect from Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening for abundant lighting on dry fuels for areas of Southern Oregon and Northern California
Read MoreSalem, Ore. – With over 14,000 lightning strikes recorded as thunderstorms swept across Oregon between August 4 and 12, firefighters suppressed 88 lightning fires on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry. As lightning fires often start in remote areas, ODF used specialty aircraft to aid in early detection efforts.
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