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Rum Creek Fire growth on Rogue River prompts evacuations, emergency declaration from governor
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story was updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30 The Rum Creek Fire grew rapidly...
Rum Creek Fire top priority in the state
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 31—The Rum Creek Fire is the highest priority fire in the state, and firefighters vowed to do everything in their power to stop the fire from sweeping through rural homes, Merlin and Grants ...
Oregon's famed Rogue River reopens to whitewater rafting amid Rum Creek Fire
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of Oregon's most famous whitewater rafting trips has reopened even as the Rum Creek Fire burns above the Rogue River in southern Oregon. Fire crews closed the river Tuesday as the lightning-ignited ...
Rum Creek Fire tops 11,600 acres
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 30—The Rum Creek Fire was at 11,696 acres as of Tuesday morning, and shifting wind choked the Rogue Valley with smoke levels that ranged from the unhealthy to hazardous range. The fire ...
Crews hope to halt an Oregon wildfire before heat and wind cause disaster
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoFire officials hope a surge of hands on the edges of Oregon's largest August wildfire can stop it...
Rum Creek Fire stays within lines
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 7—Firefighters kept the Rum Creek Fire northwest of Grants Pass within fire lines from Tuesday to Wednesday morning — despite wind gusts, dry fuels and triple-digit temperatures. The fire's ...
Update: New closures for Cedar Fire at Waldo Lake
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis story was updated at 9:56 a.m. Monday A new closure order was issued around Waldo Lake on Monday morning in response to the growth of the Cedar...
Containment grows on Rum Creek Fire
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 2—The Rum Creek Fire northwest of Grants Pass reached 16,940 acres as of Friday morning, but crews gained ground from 1% containment in recent days to 12% containment. Firefighters have ...
Friday wind will test Rum Creek Fire lines
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 2—The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for Friday for strong, gusty winds across the Rogue Valley that fire managers said will test the fire lines around the Rum Creek ...
Firefighters deal with wind, smoke, rugged terrain
Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 3—The Rum Creek Fire northwest of Grants Pass has spread from 16,940 acres reported Friday morning to 18,053 acres reported at about 8:30 p.m. Friday— a gain of 1,113 acres. Firefighters ...
