Upper Applegate Fire brings evacuation warnings south of Jacksonville

The Oregon Department of Forestry said fire crews stopped the Highway 62 Fire in Shady Grove at 75 acres.

The Upper Applegate Fire was estimated at 500 acres Friday morning and is burning on “extremely steep terrain” in forest south of Jacksonville in Southern Oregon.

The blaze, first reported Thursday, has brought level 1 evacuation warnings (“be ready”) south of the small town of Ruch. The fire appears to be burning north of Applegate Reservoir.

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