September 19, 2022 3:20 a.m. 

A reward of $1,500 is being offered for information leading to an arrest following several fires determined to be arson in northeastern Jackson County this season.

An ODF release said the reward is being offered by the Rogue Valley Protective Association, the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District’s governing board and Murphy Timber Investments.

Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said since late July, firefighters with the ODF Southwest Oregon District have responded to at least 18 small fires in and around the Prospect area. Ten were reported on ODF-protected land and eight were mutual aid in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest. Weber said the latest three fires occurred early last Thursday morning and burned a total of an half of an acre.

Anyone with information regarding the fires is asked to call the Medford ODF office at 541-664-3328.