/disasters-and-accidents Disasters and Accidents en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-27/mon-9-am-ashland-cert-seeks-new-recruits-for-disaster-training Mike Connolly discusses Ashland's recruiting efforts for its Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the upcoming October training by Ashland Fire & Rescue. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:03:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-27/mon-9-am-ashland-cert-seeks-new-recruits-for-disaster-training Mike Green, Natalie Golay /wildfire/2024-08-26/keeping-the-flames-at-bay-when-theres-just-one-way-out-in-a-wildfire Several Northwest counties and the U.S. Forest Service are working to reduce the risk of fires overtaking key evacuation routes. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:43:20 GMT /wildfire/2024-08-26/keeping-the-flames-at-bay-when-theres-just-one-way-out-in-a-wildfire Tom Banse /disasters-and-accidents/2024-07-29/as-the-park-fire-rages-evacuees-wait-and-officials-urge-patience Multiple evacuation shelters have opened in a region that has experienced a string of large wildfires in recent years. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:16:04 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-07-29/as-the-park-fire-rages-evacuees-wait-and-officials-urge-patience Jane Vaughan /wildfire/2024-07-27/prepare-for-wildfires-on-the-road-and-power-outages-at-home-oregon-officials-say The Oregon Department of Transportation said Friday that Oregonians who travel this weekend and in the days ahead should prepare for road closures. Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:14:22 GMT /wildfire/2024-07-27/prepare-for-wildfires-on-the-road-and-power-outages-at-home-oregon-officials-say Lynne Terry /weather/2024-07-12/death-toll-from-oregon-heat-wave-continues-to-climb Two additional deaths were reported Friday morning by the Oregon State Medical Examiner, bringing the suspected death toll of the July 2024 heat wave to 16. Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:53:58 GMT /weather/2024-07-12/death-toll-from-oregon-heat-wave-continues-to-climb OPB Staff /disasters-and-accidents/2024-07-09/suspected-heat-related-death-in-jackson-county-increases-reports-in-oregon-to-7 During one of Oregon’s most scorching heat waves, two individuals died from suspected heat exposure in southwest Oregon, bringing the state total to seven. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:24:11 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-07-09/suspected-heat-related-death-in-jackson-county-increases-reports-in-oregon-to-7 James Kelley /disasters-and-accidents/2024-07-07/salt-creek-wildfire-takes-off-east-of-the-rogue-valley-on-sunday Firefighters are making “good progress” on a 1,500-acre wildfire that began growing quickly in the Rogue Valley Sunday afternoon in forest lands outside of Eagle Point, about 20 miles northeast of Medford, Oregon, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 01:33:01 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-07-07/salt-creek-wildfire-takes-off-east-of-the-rogue-valley-on-sunday Erik Neumann, Winston Szeto /disasters-and-accidents/2024-06-04/ashlands-evacuation-task-force-prepares-for-fire-season Since last August, Ashland’s evacuation task force has been working on developing better protocols for mass evacuations. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:39:10 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-06-04/ashlands-evacuation-task-force-prepares-for-fire-season Jane Vaughan /disasters-and-accidents/2024-04-06/biden-wants-union-labor-to-rebuild-the-baltimore-bridge-that-could-touch-off-a-fight The House Freedom Caucus has said environmental and union wage regulations should be waived if federal money is used to rebuild Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:17:02 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-04-06/biden-wants-union-labor-to-rebuild-the-baltimore-bridge-that-could-touch-off-a-fight Franco Ordoñez /disasters-and-accidents/2024-04-04/medford-considering-upgrading-emergency-radio-equipment-amid-county-funding-gap The Medford City Council will vote Thursday on an ordinance to use $1.4 million in Department of Justice funding on new radio equipment for first responders and public works employees. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:20:07 GMT /disasters-and-accidents/2024-04-04/medford-considering-upgrading-emergency-radio-equipment-amid-county-funding-gap Justin Higginbottom