July 4, 2022 7:30 a.m.  

Firefighters with the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District worked into early Sunday morning following thunderstorms that rolled into the Rogue Valley Saturday afternoon.

Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said of eight reports of fire, crews were able to confirm and locate three of them. The largest was stopped at one acre. All fires were 100 percent lined and mopped up by Sunday morning.

Weber said the largest fire was the Rattlesnake Point Fire, located off of Dead Indian Memorial Road, southeast of Ashland. It was burning on private land and extinguished by the landowner, Timberland Logging, before ODF firefighters and Jackson County District 5 crews arrived.

Weber said the second fire was the Y Creek Fire, located on Mt. Ashland to the north of Mt. Ashland Ski Road. Colestin Rural Fire District and CAL Fire also responded to the incident. The fire was contained to a single tree that ODF crews fell to extinguish.

The third fire was also a strike to a single tree, called the Valley View Road Fire, located east of Valley View Road. Following minimal spread in the area, Jackson County District 5 and ODF firefighters were able to catch it at 1/100th of an acre. It was completely lined and mopped up by Sunday morning.

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