Oregon lawmakers welcome USFS air tanker contracts
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Greg Walden welcomed news Tuesday that the Forest Service has awarded ”call when needed” contracts to…
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Federal agencies send 21 to help battle Australian wildfires
The U.S. has sent 21 wildland fire personnel from several agencies to assist with ongoing wildfire suppression efforts in Australia.…
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Bend Red Cross volunteers back from Calif. fire lines
As wildfires burned across California in recent months, destroying homes and thousands of acres, American Red Cross volunteers from Bend joined the…
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Pile burning continues west of Bend, near Sisters
Beginning Monday and lasting through the week, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles outside of Sisters,…
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Prescribed burn planned Wednesday S. of Sisters
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District are planning to conduct a prescribed fire four miles south of Sisters on…
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Oregon council predicts wildfire costs to hit tens of billions
The Governor’s Council on Wildfire Response released its report Tuesday, predicting the overall cost of extended wildfire seasons will exceed tens of…
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1,800-plus acres to burn near Pine Mountain
Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burns Tuesday through Friday near the 25 Road Staging area, five miles west of…
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Prescribed burns planned near Big Summit Prairie
Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest plan to take advantage of recent warm, dry weather to implement two prescribed burn projects north of Big…
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Deschutes County offers grants to curb wildfire risk
Deschutes County is launching a new grant program that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of…
Continue Reading Prescribed burning continues near Crescent Lake
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District are planning to conduct a prescribed burn Thursday 12 miles west of…
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BLM Prineville District outlines fall/winter prescribed burns
As fall weather brings shorter days and cooler temperatures, fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District Office are…
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Shevlin Park burns again, to head off wildfires
As we head toward winter, Deschutes National Forest rangers are still working to protect our forests from wildfires — at times, by setting them…
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BLM releases 3-state wildfire fuel breaks proposal
(Update: Adds details, quotes) BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One option in a plan to battle devastating wildfires in southwestern Idaho, southeastern Oregon…
Continue Reading Prescribed burn planned Tuesday at Shevlin Park
A 78-acre prescribed fire is scheduled for Shevlin Park west of Bend next Tuesday and the park will be closed for the day, the Bend Park and…
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Deschutes National Forest plans 3 prescribed burns
Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite three prescribed burn units on Monday and Tuesday of next week. These prescribed fires…
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Pile burning to begin on Deschutes National Forest
Fire and fuels specialists will begin burning slash piles across the Deschutes National Forest this week as fall weather brings more moisture,…
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Wildfire council recommends $4B plan to safeguard state
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A task force created by Gov. Kate Brown says climate change, overstocked forests and understaffed fire teams have placed…
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ODF declares end to Central Oregon fire season
Recent cool temperatures and precipitation have brought an end to the 2019 fire season for Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon…
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