Monthly Archives: August 2023
Over 1600 Lightning Strikes Spur Smith River Fire Complex Expansion to 66,505 acres
With Red Flag Warnings forecasting a relatively dry weather system threatening Thunder and Lightning storms through out Thursday evening and into Friday morning looming, fire crews scrambled...
Officer Involved Shooting Sends Two to the Hospital
Grants Pass Police Officers responded to the scene of a shooting near the M Street Market Thursday morning just before 9:00am.
Smith River Fire Complex Continues to Rage, Now Charring 57,225 acres, as Resources Pour...
Resources continue to pour into the Smith River Fire Complex, now burning for ten days after first being reported Tuesday, August 15th, and has now...
Curry County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue and U.S. Coast Guard Team Up to Rescue...
Several members of the Curry County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team responded to the Grassy Knob trail head Monday August 21st, after receiving a...
With Red Flag Warnings on the Horizon, Perimeter Growth Continues as the Smith River...
The latest imaging from the Smith River Fire Complex again indicates activity and growth in every sector and all along the perimeter now covering more...
Red Flag Warnings, Dry Lightning and Thunder as Temperatures Remain Warm
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for much of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon going into the weekend as temperatures remain...
U.S. Coast Guard North Bend performs an Emergency Medevac Off the Oregon Coast
A crew from U.S. Coast Guard North Bend performed an emergency medevac from a cruise ship off the Oregon coast early last week.
The Smith River Fire Complex Explodes to 47,277 acres, Adding 16,885 acres Since Tuesday
The Smith River Fire Complex experienced explosive growth in the past 24 hours now charring over 47,277 acres after burning through an incredible 16,885 acres...
Smith River Complex Now More Than 30,392 Total acres as Resources Pour In
Monday, August 21st, saw another day of considerable growth along almost all of it's expansive geographic area, but primarily to the south...
Air Quality Alerts from the National Weather Service as Temperatures Cool
A stubborn ridge of high pressure continues to dominate conditions off the coast, however, thunderstorms continue to push into southern Oregon and northern California as...