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Day two at the Jackson County Fair 2024
MEDFORD, Ore. – Wednesday is day two of the 2024 Jackson County Fair. As usual, there’s lots to look forward to for those who plan to attend. Fair goers can expect a lot of the staple activities this time around, including concerts throughout the week featuring headliners 38 Special, Josh Turner, Clay Walker, and Queen Nation.
Salt Creek Fire, Eagle Point Update: 4,102 Acres, 90% Contained 7/19
Created by Watch Duty • 12 days ago • Jul 7 at 3:17 PM. All evacuation zones have been officially cleared per Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Fire is 90% contained according to NIFC (National Interagency Fire Center) Fran Shields. • Reporter. 2 days ago · Jul 17,...
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.
Homeowner affected by Central Point structure fire speaks out
CENTRAL POINT, Ore.- The residential structure fire burning in Central Point Tuesday afternoon has been contained and mopped up. Jackson County Fire District 3 was alerted to a fast-moving grass fire in the 4200 Block of Grant Road in Central Point at the same time as a microburst thunderstorm. According to Fire Chief Mike Hussey, the fire ignited in the field and then quickly spread to what he believes was a mobile home and greenhouses. He says the fire grew to around 15 acres because of the wind.
Salt Creek Fire, Eagle Point 73% Contained 7/16
Created by Watch Duty • 9 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.
ODF: Salt Creek Fire 73% contained, crews respond to lightning-caused fires
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – The Salt Creek Fire continues to gain containment as firefighters push forward on mopping up; it’s now 100% lined and 73% contained. Due to this progress, Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Incident Management Team 1 is beginning the process of transitioning the fire back to the local districts to continue working on the incident. During this time, resources will begin to demobilize, allowing some of those personnel and equipment to be reassigned to other fires burning across the region.
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