* View the hazard area in detail at: https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Medford Firefighters Local 1032 posted about the fire on social media around 2 p.m. * Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and high fire danger will likely contribute to a significant spread of new and existing fires. Previously known as the Glendower Fire, it started Tuesday morning. But you don’t have... Paradise, Calif. - There is going to be new opportunity for healing for Camp Fire survivors, this will be on the two year anniversary of the deadly fire. Started Aug. 17. SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER KNIFE / HAMMER ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED ARSON (PHOTO) News Release from Medford Police Dept. Medford Fire Department responded and alerted the occupants of the house who did not know who started the fire, which was highly suspicious for arson. Hawthorne Park has long been a place where unsheltered people pass time during the day, but they didn’t set up tents because they feared getting ticketed by Medford police. This includes both the Slater and Red Salmon fires. Fire: Samantha Metheny of Medford Fire Department. Started Sept. 8. No injuries were reported. "This would be the Oregon version of that,” he said. A criminal investigation is underway in connection to the fire, Jackson County Sheriff Nathan Sickler said Wednesday. MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford Police Department says that it has taken a man into custody after he allegedly lit a sleeping man on fire earlier this week. According to Patty Krug of the Taylor County Health Department, as of Tuesday the county is at 301 cases, a number she expected to increase based on the rate of new cases being reported. Started Sept. 7.

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Bear Creek salmon face uncertain post-fire future Homelessness dominates Medford council race in Ward 3 Jackson County reports 21 new daily cases, 220 statewide Started Aug. 16. Effective: 2020-10-25 08:00:00 PDT Expires: 2020-10-26 11:00:00 PDT Urgency: Expected Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely Target Area: Western Klamath National Forest Gusty East winds with low RH and Poor Overnight Recoveries expected Sunday into Monday morning .Strong high pressure will build east of the Cascades Saturday night. * Wind: Upper Slopes and Ridges: East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * Affected area: Mid to upper slopes and ridges, south of the Umpqua Divide, and along the Coast range. * Humidity: 9 to 15 percent. A passer-by saw a small fire on the side of the house and extinguished it with water, while also calling 911. Jeovani Robinson, 19, was arrested at his home around 3:45 p.m. on warrant charges of violating his pre-trial bail conditions. * View the hazard area in detail at: https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD Precautionary/preparedness actions One less spark, one less wildfire. Memorials can be made to the Medford Memorial or to the Medford Fire Department. FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR EAST WIND WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND 621 The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather Watch...which is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. "All you needed was a spark, and the wind and the relative low humidity is what drove that fire," said Marc Spilde, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Medford.

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* Wind: West to southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * Affected area: In South Central OR...Southern Fire Weather Zone 624 including Lakeview. In the northwest part of the state, four fires that started Aug. 16 or 17 — Beachie Creek, Lionshead, P515 and White River — have consumed almost 250,000 acres (385 square miles). However, there is concern stronger winds could funnel into some of the Valleys. * Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and high fire danger will likely contribute to a significant spread of new and existing fires. Rural Metro Fire said that an off-duty firefighter from Medford Fire Department was returning from the Slater Fire when he came upon the scene, spotting two crashed vehicles about 100 yards apart from one another. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! City gives green light to program to help recruit, retain firefighters. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Among the new fires is the Almeda Drive Fire, burning along Interstate 5 between Ashland and Medford. In addition humidities during the day Sunday are expected to be low along with moderate to poor overnight recoveries, especially for the mid slopes and ridges. How do California wildfires get their names?

Valleys: East to southeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. In addition humidities during the day Sunday are expected to be low along with moderate to poor overnight recoveries, especially for the mid slopes and ridges. Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office spokesman Rich Tyler compared the path and speed of the fire along the I-5, Highway 99 corridor to the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California.