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Reward offered in Prospect area arson incidents Updated: Sep 16, 2022 05:29 PM A A A prescribed burn clears fuel in the the High Cascades Ranger District near Prospect. [Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest photo] An arsonist has been setting fires in the Prospect area this summer, and a $1,500 reward has been offered for information leading to the person’s arrest. Since late July, firefighters with Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District have responded to at least 18 small fires in and around the Prospect area, the agency reported Friday. Ten of the fires were on ODF-protected land, and eight were mutual aid incidents, in conjunction with Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The latest of the three fires occurred early Thursday morning and burned a half-acre, ODF said. The $1,500 reward is offered by Rogue Forest Protective Association, ODF Southwest Oregon District’s governing board and Murphy Timber Investments. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the fires to call the Medford ODF office at 541-664-3328. Tips can be made anonymously. In the event a tip is provided and used by investigators, law enforcement will determine whether the information provided aided in the arrest and the reward is warranted, according to a press release from ODF.