
300-acre Lane County wildfire in steep terrain fully lined, mop-up underway
A 300-acre wildfire in steep terrain about 10 miles southwest of Veneta has been fully lined, and mop-up operations are making progress, Oregon…
Continue ReadingA 300-acre wildfire in steep terrain about 10 miles southwest of Veneta has been fully lined, and mop-up operations are making progress, Oregon…
Continue ReadingThe Sisters Ranger District plans to conduct a 115-acre prescribed burn on Wednesday four miles northwest of Sisters, near Highway 20 and…
Continue ReadingTo close out Wildfire Awareness Month, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management is urging everyone to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season…
Continue ReadingAnnual campfire restrictions will go into effect Thursday along portions of the Crooked, Deschutes, John Day and White Rivers, as well as on…
Continue ReadingForest Service and BLM workers found and dealt with five abandoned campfires over the Memorial Day weekend, including one one on the Ochoco National…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent ranger districts plan to resume prescribed burning operations east of Sunriver and southwest of…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burning operations east of Sunriver on Friday, if conditions remain…
Continue ReadingWith Central Oregon’s debris burn season set to close in a week, people with yard debris or other items to ignite are seeking permits, and that’s…
Continue ReadingIf you see smoke in the air, it’s fire, of course — but of late, it’s usually prescribed burns, not wildfires.…
Continue ReadingThe Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association said Wednesday it is closing open debris burning for residential and private lands across the tri-county…
Continue ReadingFire restrictions, including fireworks bans, went into effect Tuesday for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon and…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Crescent Ranger District plan to conduct a 126-acre prescribed burn Tuesday in the Gilchrist State Forest about six miles…
Continue ReadingThe prescribed burn planned for Saturday on the Sisters Ranger District directly north of Sisters along Highway 20 has been canceled due to predicted…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct prescribed burn operations directly north of Sisters along Highway 20 this Saturday, a…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent ranger districts plan to continue prescribed burn operations on…
Continue ReadingAfter several lightning strikes Monday night, the Oregon Department of Forestry succeeded in stopping progression on a fire between Sharps Creek and…
Continue ReadingCRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District plan to ignite up to 51 acres in a prescribed burn six miles southwest of…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burn operations for a third day Wednesday in an area three miles…
Continue ReadingA small early-season brush fire broke out north of Camp Sherman on Saturday afternoon, bringing out engine crews from several agencies to stop its…
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