State-funded recovery program helped nearly 1,200 households hit by Labor Day 2020 wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The state Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Account program supported hundreds of wildfire-affected households to find…
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With Oregon’s fire season over, state sends dozens of firefighters to help battle blazes in Kentucky, N. Carolina
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Though fire season has subsided in Oregon, other parts of the country are strained for resources as they hit their peak. In…
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Wildfire, drought have caused $11.2 billion damage to West Coast private forests over past 20 years, OSU study finds
Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two…
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Thousands flee Highland Fire in California as hot and dry Santa Ana winds stoke the flames
By Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A vegetation fire in California’s Riverside County exploded in size as it was stoked by hot and dry Santa Ana winds,…
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Ochoco National Forest begins winter pile burning on about 5,100 acres
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With cooler and wetter weather arriving this week on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters began pile burning Monday…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry fire season comes to an end; nearly 1,000 fires burned about 18,000 acres of state-protected land
With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts have terminated fire season…
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Prescribed burning set to resume Thursday about 11 miles southeast of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock District plan to return to the Flank Project Area about 11 miles southeast of Bend for more…
Continue Reading Pile burning returns: Operations getting underway on the Deschutes and Willamette national forests
Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest plan to begin pile burning as favorable conditions exist, officials said Monday.…
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Management team handing off Willamette National Forest fires as cool, wet fall weather helps douse flames
The cooler, rainy fall weather has helped firefighters completing work on the five fires fought for over the past two-plus months on the Willamette…
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Fall rain, cooldown bring an end to fire season across Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District
Thanks to cooler temperatures and significant rainfall, fire season ended Monday for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District.…
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Crews complete nearly 1,000-acre prescribed burn on Deschutes National Forest 11 miles SE of Bend
Firefighters completed a three-day, 984-acre prescribed burn Saturday about 11 miles southeast of Bend, U.S. Forest Service officials…
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Rain allows focus on line repairs, restoration and erosion control on Lookout, other Willamette NF wildfires
More heavy rain fell Tuesday on or near the fires in the Willamette National Forest, allowing fire managers and crews to focus on efforts to repair…
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Update: Planned 350-acre prescribed burn along Highway 20 NW of Sisters canceled due to heavy rainfall
The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway…
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Most Central Oregon fire districts open debris burning Tuesday; banned in several cities, rules vary, permits needed
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the recent cooling weather, local fire departments, the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and Oregon…
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Fire activity dying down on Willamette National Forest blazes; officials still urge staying out of remaining closure areas
The Lookout Fire closure area was reduced Friday due to cooler, wetter weather and successful firefighting and suppression repair efforts, reopening…
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Heavy rain helps Willamette National Forest crews make progress on Petes Lake, 4 other fires; burned areas surveyed
Two days of significant rainfall have aided efforts to shift work on five Willamette National Forest wildfires from suppression to repair on the…
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Willamette National Forest rescinds restrictions, reduces fire danger level
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, the Willamette National Forest is on Wednesday rescinding public use…
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Deschutes National Forest outlines plans for fall prescribed burns, to begin as soon as next week
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to implement understory prescribed burn operations across all three ranger districts this fall,…
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The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters…
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New fire burns 3,000 acres on Klamath Marsh Wildlife Refuge, Fremont-Winema Forest; most growth stopped
Cooler weather and rain is helping reduce fire behavior on several large, weeks-old blazes around Oregon, but new blazes continue to emerge,…
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