Greg has 30 years of weather forecasting experience, specializing in severe weather events. If that’s the case, she’d be one of at least dozens of people who lost their homes to this fast-growing fire. Thank you for visiting Rogueweather.com. Though we made it through 2019 with just a few days of smoke in the Rogue Valley, this year is different, a year preceded by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a year in which we are already in emergency drought conditions. Providing you with one stop, one click access to weather forecasts, road condition reports, and outdoor recreation information. Greg has worked in the world of outdoor recreation including for Jackson County Parks, and also for Mt. Fire Report - 10/20/2020 - 12 pm. Hundreds of wildfires wreak havoc in California, Oregon Gov. He enjoys camping, hiking, fishing, hunting......and outings looking for Bigfoot and wolves. To help you find the information you want to see, we have provided the links to all information in the header at the top of the page. These practices will also ensure full access to the forests, making certain that equipment and human resources are staged and ready to deploy placing a priority on reducing fuel loads. This has led to many hours out in the field storm chasing and getting up close with the storms he loves. His weather knowledge was useful on wildland fires he worked in Oregon and Northern California. To think what this summer would be like if we were using the old wildfire tactics of 2018. Overnight, about 100 firefighters worked on the Milepost 97 Fire. -->. He earned certification in Oregon as an Urban Interface Fire Specialist. With severe drought conditions this year we need to do everything possible to help our communities, our economy, our health, and our safety…. We ask that Congress appropriate adequate funding to support these efforts. She doesn’t think her house is still standing. Radford had to leave one of her dogs and a cat behind. again. CANYONVILLE, Ore. -- Winds are continuing to push smoke from the Milepost 97 Fire south, toward the Grants Pass and Medford area. His love of the outdoors and outdoor recreation has been a big part of his life since he was just a toddler. @page { margin: 0.79in } The Interstate 5 onramp in Phoenix showed flames and smoke nearby. She advocates for journalists across Oregon as the vice president of the Oregon territory chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. For the past couple of years your Jackson County Commissioners, Colleen Roberts, Rick Dyer and Bob Strosser have relentlessly worked to avoid a repeat of the 2018 summer months filled with choking smoke from wildfires all around us. We ask the State of Oregon to adopt the same full suppression policy for their forests, backed by the funding to do the job right. Recently we had a few fires start and got our first reminder of what a summer filled with choking smoke and wildfires is like. Interstate 5 Southern Oregon & Northern California. It's been a while since citizens shared their views about smoke and  wildfires. Rogue Valley Wildfires Push Many From Their Homes ... JPR News. • Warm Springs Reservation through Saturday. Help us petition Congress to appropriate adequate funding for full suppression of wildfires in Oregon. ... “Dark smoke coming in,” he says. CONTACTS,