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Rogue Valley News, Friday 7/12 – Salt Creek Fire Update, Jackson County Sheriff Search & Rescue Looking for K9 Handlers & Other Local and Statewide News…
The latest news stories of interest in the Rogue Valley and the state of Oregon from the digital home of Southern Oregon, Wynne Broadcasting’s RogueValleyMagazine.com. July 12, 2024 Morning Update: Mop-up Operations on Salt Creek Fire Progress, Containment Increases to 24%. EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Containment continues to increase...
Salt Creek Fire, Eagle Point – 3,990 Acres, 24% Contained 7/12
Created by Watch Duty • 5 days ago • Jul 7 at 3:17 PM. If you need emergency shelter, call 211 or 1-866-698-6155, visit 211info.org, or text your zip code to 898211. TTY: dial 711 and call 1-866-698-6155. Language interpreters are available by phone. Text is available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., in Spanish and English.
Construction on Foothill Road continues, Coker Butte intersection to reopen
MEDFORD, Ore. – Starting Saturday, Coker Butte Road at Foothill Road will be back open. The closure was one of the latest in a string of temporary closures as Jackson County continues work on the ongoing Foothill Road Project. The next section of the road that will be closed...
Talent Residents are Frustrated by Power Outages During Triple Digit Heatwave
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The triple digit heatwave blanketing the Rogue Valley in Oregon is causing power outages, frustrating residents of Talent. However, they are going to have to exercise patience as outages could continue through to October. Power Lines on Elevated Fire Risk Settings. The outages occur automatically...
JCSO SAR Team recruiting volunteer K9 search team members
WHITE CITY, ORE.- The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) Team is recruiting dog lovers to become volunteer K9 search team members. John Lovegrove, the K9 Team Leader with Jackson County SAR, says there are only three dogs on the SAR K9 team as of Thursday and they could always use more. Lovegrove says K9 teams can be trained and certified in several disciplines including wilderness area search, trailing, human remains detection and article location. He says K9 teams are called upon frequently for missions and are often the first searchers on the scene. While the opportunity is very rewarding, the dogs and their handlers need to be ready to be put to work.
Salt Creek Fire now 84% contained
Updated at 8:30 a.m. on July 17: The fire is 100% lined at 4,102 acres and is 84% contained, ODF said in a news release this morning. Today will be the final day shift for IMT personnel and as of 7:00 a.m. Thursday morning, the team will disengage and return command of the fire to a local Type 3 team.
Salt Creek Fire, Eagle Point Update: 4,081 Acres with 32% Containment to Full Mop-up 7/13
Created by Watch Duty • 6 days ago • Jul 7 at 3:17 PM. If you need emergency shelter, call 211 or 1-866-698-6155, visit 211info.org, or text your zip code to 898211. TTY: dial 711 and call 1-866-698-6155. Language interpreters are available by phone. Text is available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., in Spanish and English.
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