ODF SW District resources responded to the Sterling Ditch fire about eight miles south of Medford Wednesday. The fire was reported just before 3:00 Wednesday afternoon, and by Thursday morning the 6-acre fire was 90 percent extinguished with a fire line established around it. ODF battled the fire from the air with an air tanker and 2 helicopters, assisting the ground response from six 20-person crews and one 10-person work crew.
Kevin Weeks / ODF Public Affairs -and- Brian Ballou / ODF SW Oregon District