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Wildfire southeast of Salem prompts Level 3 evacuations after a crash into a power pole started the Turner Road Fire.
Salem Fire was responding to a high-risk grass fire that had spread to a structure in southeast Salem on the afternoon of ...
Level 3 "Go Now" evacuations have been issued for a brush fire sparked by crash involving a power pole and downed wires in ...
The Turner Road wildfire near Salem is now under control with downgraded evacuations; one firefighter was injured.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said a crash involving a power pole and downed wires sparked the Turner Road Fire.
A fast-moving brush fire near Salem destroyed two buildings and left about 30 acres of land scorched Wednesday, according to the Salem Fire Department. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage.
A wildfire that broke out 8 miles southeast of Salem on Wednesday afternoon, destroying two barns and injuring a firefighter, ...
Fire crews respond to the Turner Road Fire in Salem. July 9, 2025 (courtesy Marion County Sheriff’s Office). Authorities say to avoid the area and use alternate routes.
The fire burned along Turner Road Southeast at Gath Road Southeast, Salem police said. Callers to 911 shortly before 2 p.m. reported a brush fire near Gath and Barcelona roads, just off Turner Road.
Crews are working to contain a brush fire in Salem that is estimated to be about four to six acres, ... By 9:30 p.m., most road closures between Turner and Salem had been lifted.
Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations have been issued in Salem due to a “high-risk” fire near Corban College, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations have been issued in Salem due to a “high-risk” fire near Corban College, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced on Wednesday afternoon.