Wet Weather Assists ODF Firefighters in Continued Kelsey Peak Fire Fight
Firefighters continued to build line Monday on the Kelsey Peak Fire, located on Bureau of Land Management land approximately 15 miles west of Glendale. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, their Complex Incident Management Team (CIMT) 1 was assigned to the incident, as well as the ODF Southwest Oregon District and BLM Medford District. Changes in the weather were felt in the late afternoon, with cooler temperatures, showers, and thunderstorms over the fire and across southern Oregon. While the rain is helpful in naturally slowing fire growth, it won’t extinguish it. Firefighters are capitalizing on the decreased fire activity and pushing forward in their work. Rain and thunderstorms remain in the forecast in the coming days, creating the potential for new lightning-caused fire starts.
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Oregon Community Foundation Invests $120,000 in Disaster Readiness and Recovery
Five years after the Labor Day fires devastated parts of Oregon, 11 nonprofits are receiving new funding to help recovery and preparedness efforts. According to the Oregon Community Foundation, today, they have announced $120,000 in new grants from its Disaster Readiness and Response Fund will support the seven Oregon counties affected by the fires: Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Linn and Marion. The fund was created in response to the 2020 wildfires, providing rapid-response grants for immediate recovery and supporting preparedness programs. An earlier fund to support wildfire recovery after the 2020 fires distributed $10.8 million over several years.
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Ashland Police, Jackson County Unit Conducting Homicide Investigation
Ashland Police and a Jackson County Crime Unit began investigating a homicide yesterday morning. On September 7th, at 3:38 AM, Ashland Police Officers and Paramedics from Ashland Fire & Rescue were dispatched to a report of a person laying on the ground next to a vehicle near ‘A’ Street and North 2nd Street in Ashland. According to Ashland Police, officers arrived to find a male who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics confirmed the male was deceased upon their arrival, and a homicide investigation was initiated. The Jackson County Major Assault/Death Investigation Unit was activated by Ashland Detectives. The investigation has revealed the victim was inside his parked vehicle when an unidentified suspect approached and fired multiple rounds at the victim, striking him several times.
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