Quick Attack Holds Upper Applegate Road Fire to Two Acres Despite Power-Line Hazard

A fast-moving firefighting response along Upper Applegate Road kept a grass fire from gaining ground Thursday, despite an energized power pole that initially blocked firefighters from directly reaching part of the burning area during a day of critical fire weather. Firefighters responding with the Applegate Fire District and U.S. Forest Service Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest [...]