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A wildfire strike team comes to the Rogue Valley to support local departments during wildfires
Medford Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters is hosting the team, though it will be responsive to fires that could happen to the entire ODF Southern Oregon Area.
Posted: Jul 19, 2021 6:42 PM
Updated: Jul 19, 2021 6:47 PM
Posted By: Tyler Ridgle
MEDFORD, Ore. A strike team to assist with wildfires in Southern Oregon started its time on standby at 10 a.m. July 19 at the Medford Oregon Department of Forestry headquarters. The team will stay in Southern Oregon for no more than two weeks.
Though the 11 person crew is based out of the Rogue Valley, it is here to help the entire ODF Southern Oregon Area, including the Western Lane, South Cascade and Southwest Oregon Districts, as well as the Douglas and Coos Forest Protective Associations.
Fire on I-8 causes back-up as Yuma County revises wildfire protection plan
County asks for your input in forming it s plan - CBS 13 s April Hettinger tells you how to help
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - May is the start of wildfire season, but fires in our area have already sparked.
Yuma Fire Department put out several small brush fires Tuesday along the I-8 between 16th Street and Avenue 3E which caused some westbound traffic delay.
The county is working to update their Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) to expand a multi-agency effort to prevent wildfires.
It was created in 2010 but hasn t been updated since then.
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