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75 °F Forecast | Road Cams Saturday, August 28, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Prime Times Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend August 4, 2004 Thunderstorm apparently left few fires For all their brawling bluster, the thunderstorms rumbling through southwestern Oregon on Monday night sparked few fires in local forests. "There were more reports than fires," observed Tom Lavagnino, spokesman for the Rogue and Siskiyou national forests, referring to numerous reports of "smokes" after the storm. Only one small wildfire was discovered inthe Rogue River forest, he said, noting the fire near Cox Butte on the Dead Indian Plateau in the Ashland Ranger District was being mopped up by firefighters. Although about 175 strikes were recorded in Jackson County during the storms, only a handful of lightning-caused fires were discovered Tuesday, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. But "sleepers" — lightning-caused fires that sometimes take a few days to roar to life — may pop up in the coming days, warned Dennis Turco, fire safety officer of the ODF’s Central Point office. The largest blaze found Tuesday was the half-acre fire on Anderson Butte just southwest of Talent, he said. The fire was on the Bureau of Land Management’s Medford District. Advertisement Fire crews had to hike for several hours to reach the fire, Turco said. Other smaller fires, most burning less than a 10th of an acre, were reported in the Wagner Creek drainage, on Eagle Butte some five miles south of Lake Creek, on Buck Point two miles southwest of Willow Lake, on the South Fork of Little Butte Creek and one mile east of Hyatt Lake. In addition to the BLM, the ODF also protects state, county and private forest and brushlands. The National Weather Service is calling for high temperatures in the low to mid-80s this afternoon and Thursday afternoon, with a chance of isolated showers. No lightning is forecast through Thursday. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities