Beat Check with The Oregonian

The road ahead for southern Oregon cities devastated by the Almeda fire

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As Oregon starts the monumental task of digging out from the most destructive fires in recent history, Phoenix and Talent, two small towns sandwiched between Medford and Ashland, face an unbelievable challenge. On this episode, reporters Noelle Crombie and Ted Sickinger talk about how the Almeda fire tore through those two Jackson County towns, devastating thousands of homes and ripping the community apart.


Related reading:

  • Almeda fire’s destruction of mobile home parks exacerbates Rogue Valley’s affordable housing shortage
  • Southern Oregon wildfire razes close-knit Latino community, thousands face housing crisis
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