A separate criminal investigation into the origin point of the Almeda Drive Fire in Ashland is ongoing. On September 11, a man was arrested for arson, for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed multiple homes in Phoenix and merged with the Almeda Drive Fire. Officials stated that the Almeda Drive Fire was human-caused. On September 11, it was reported that 600 homes and 100 commercial buildings have been destroyed by the Almeda Drive Fire, but on September 18, that number was updated to 2,800. On September 11, 2020, authorities said they were preparing for a mass fatality incident. On September 8, 2020, much of Phoenix, along with neighboring Talent and parts of Medford and Ashland, were destroyed by the Almeda Drive Fire. Waitsburg, Washington, was later named after Wait.
Wait, who was an agent for the Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut, assigned the official name, Phoenix, to the community and, in 1857, to its post office. For a time, the settlement was known locally as Gasburg after a talkative employee in the kitchen serving the mill hands. Early residents included Milton Lindley, who operated a sawmill that provided timbers in 1855 for a blockhouse as well as a flouring mill owned by Sylvester M. The area was settled in about 1850 by brothers Hiram and Samuel Colver. Phoenix is a part of the Medford Metropolitan Statistical Area, in the Rogue Valley, and is 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Medford on Interstate 5. The population was 4,538 at the 2010 census. Phoenix is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States.
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