Ashland Oregon Wildfire information, videos and articles

Better Prepared for Wildfires: What’s Your Plan? – July 16, 2025 When a wildfire hits the city of Ashland, Oregon, and surrounding areas, what’s your evacuation plan? An estimated 400 attendees packed the Historic Ashland Armory for a two-hour workshop Wednesday, July 16, 2025, to learn more about what to do to prepare should such READ MORE

The Oregon Wildfire Risk/Hazard Map Saga is almost over (or is it?)

In 2021, Senate Bill 762 was passed with bipartisan support that will provide more than $220 million to help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness through three key strategies: creating fire-adapted communities, developing safe and effective response, and increasing the resiliency of Oregon’s landscapes. The bill is the product of years of hard work by READ MORE

Ashland Oregon’s 2025 Community Wildfire Protection Plan Final Draft is Live

The final draft of the City of Ashland Oregon Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) reflects a citywide commitment to address the escalating threat of wildfire with inclusive planning, science-based strategies, and community-driven solutions. Guided by the Ashland City Council’s 2022 “priorities, vision, and values” statements, this CWPP is a comprehensive wildfire risk reduction blueprint that READ MORE

My list of Wildfire, Weather/Wind, Lightning and Air Quality web sites and apps

The following is a list of the web sites, apps and other sources of information that I use on a daily basis to track the status of weather, wind, air quality, lightning and wildfire information. Wildfire InciWeb InciWeb is an interagency all-risk incident information management system. The system was developed with two primary missions: 1) READ MORE