fire

A fire that broke out in a manufactured home on SW “G” Street in Josephine County is being blamed on a child playing with a lighter in a bedroom.  Crews from the Rural/Metro Fire Department responded to the call at 6:30 p.m. Monday night to find the home fully involved with fire. Grants Pass Fire Rescue and American Medical Response assisted at the scene.Read More »

A fire described as “suspicious” by fire officials occurred at 1 a.m. Wednesday in an abandoned home on Thomas Road. Four engines from Medford Fire and one from Jacksonville responded after a neighbor reported seeing heavy smoke and fire from the residence.Read More »

A grass fire at 5577 Little Applegate Road torched 24 acres at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Nearly 40 firefighters were called to the scene from Applegate Fire District #9 and the Oregon Department of Forestry. By 9 p.m., spokesperson Ashley Du Bray reports the fire was 99 percent dozer lined.Read More »

A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon on the exterior of a small studio apartment on Highland Avenue in Grants Pass. The Rural/Metro Fire Department credits quick action by a neighbor in extinguishing the fire with a garden hose by the time they arrived moments later.  About 400-dollars damage was done to the home’s exterior and never entered the residence.Read More »

A groundbreaking was held this morning for the Ashland Fire Station 2. The 10,478 square foot facility will be built on the existing site.Read More »

Three residents of a Grants Pass  apartment complex on Northeast 8th Street and a police officer were injured in an early Friday morning apartment fire. The names and condition of the victims have not been released.Read More »

Several fire departments responded to a house fire in the Grants Pass area that caused $75,000 damage this (monday) morning.  When firefighters got to the scene on Redwood Avenue the garage was fully involved in fire.  The property owner tried to fight the fire initially with an extinguisher.  A family pet died in the blaze but no other injuries were reported.Read More »