Effective immediately November 15, 2018 at 11:30 a.m., Jackson County Air Quality officials are declaring a Red Day for wood stove burning. The National Weather Service has issued an Air Stagnation Advisory, and monitors in the Medford area indicate that airborne particulate levels are reaching unhealthy levels. The wood stove burning restrictions are likely to...
The Oregon Department of Forestry declared the end of wildfire season effective October 29, 2018. Jackson County allows open burning of approved materials on designated burn days only in accordance with the following requirements, which are designed to reduce the amount of smoke being trapped in the valley and prevent burning of prohibited materials.