There is a community meeting planned for today, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. to provide an update for the fire. In-Person: Shady Cove School Gym, 100 Cleveland St, Shady Cove, OR 97539 Hosted streaming site: Jackson County District 1, 5474 N River Rd, Gold...

  There is a community meeting planned for tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. to provide an update for the fire. In-Person: Shady Cove School Gym, 100 Cleveland St, Shady Cove, OR 97539 - Stream online via: Facebook.com/ODFSouthwest SAMS VALLEY,...

SAMS VALLEY, Ore. (July 14, 2026) – Firefighters are preparing for another demanding day on the East Evans Creek Fire as hot, dry conditions combine with the potential for gusty, erratic winds and isolated thunderstorms. Additional resources arrived overnight and will...

MediaRelDailyUpdate_20260711_final Predicted windy conditions will test East Evans Creek Fire line, firefighters push forward on progress SAMS VALLEY, Ore. (July 12, 2026) – Firefighters assigned to the East Evans Creek Fire, located approximately seven miles west of...

East Evans Creek Fire lines holding strong, state incident management teams take command of fire SAMS VALLEY, Ore. (July 11, 2026) – Wildland and structural firefighters working on the East Evans Creek Fire, located approximately seven miles west of Shady Cove,...

ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (July 11, 2026) – Firefighters assigned to the East Evans Creek Fire, burning on private and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands approximately 26 miles northeast of Medford near the 18000 block of East Evans Creek Road, are preparing for another...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (June 15, 2026) – The fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District will increase to “high” (yellow) and the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) will increase to...

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (June 11, 2026) – Fire danger on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Southwest Oregon District-protected land will increase to moderate (blue) on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Lands affected by this declaration include...