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Fire danger decreasing to moderate, IFPL remaining at Level 2 in Jackson and Josephine counties JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Another day of rainfall and unseasonably cool temperatures has prompted a further decrease in fire danger across Jackson and Josephine counties. At 10 a.m. on September 3, 2026, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District will decrease from “high” (yellow) to “moderate” (blue). The

Fire danger decreasing to high, IFPL dropping to Level 2 in Jackson and Josephine counties JACKSON AND JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. – Following recent light rainfall and a trend of cooler temperatures, including continued lower overnight temperatures, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District in Jackson and Josephine counties is decreasing from “extreme” (red) to “high” (yellow), effective immediately on September 2,

JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 14, 2026) – Due to continued hot weather with temperatures above 90 degrees, critically dry vegetation, and increasingly active fire behavior across southwest Oregon, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and Josephine counties will increase to Extreme (Red) at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026. These regulations impact approximately 1.8 million acres of state, private, county, city