ODF offers $5,000 reward for arrest of suspect who started Slate Creek Fire
The Oregon Department of Forestry in conjunction with the Oregon Council Against Arson are offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects who started the Slate Creek Fire.
The fire started on Labor Day around 1:30 p.m. in a densely wooded area southwest of Waters Creek Road located ten miles southwest of Grants Pass and west of Redwood Highway near Wonder. Specifically, the fire started along the Root Springs Access Road about two miles up from Waters Creek Road.
The fire burned more than 160 acres of BLM and private forestland and cost the state more than $1.5 million to extinguish.
Investigators located several stolen vehicles at the fires origin that were apparently chopped for parts.
Anyone who has information about the fire is asked to call a confidential tip line by dialing 1-800-452-7888.
Posted on 9/26/12 7:08PM by Jared Dill
