Trained ODF personnel are closely monitoring the thunderstorms moving up through the valley near Ashland this afternoon.
So far, fire agencies have responded to two potential lightning caused fires, one near Pilot Rock and another near Dead Indian Memorial Road.

The ODF Detection Center will continue to monitor the areas affected for new fire starts throughout the evening.
Here is the LINK to Medford Alert’s live coverage of an earlier fire near the Ashland Gun Club.
Here is the LINK to Medford Alert’s live coverage of the earlier fire on Belle Fiore @ Dead Indian Memorial Rd.
Medford Alert will continue to monitor any potential new fires that occur. For the fastest information, follow our live coverage at Twitter.com/MedfordAlert