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The State Fire Marshal’s Office has resources available to help keep fire away the…
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Continue ReadingPRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two wildfires reported Wednesday within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Prineville-Sisters Unit were related to…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As weather transitions to summer, Pacific Power is encouraging customers to prepare for wildfire season. Fire-weather…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — To close out Wildfire Awareness Month, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management is offering simple actions and resources…
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Officials in Las Vegas, New Mexico, had barely finished battling the massive Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak wildfire earlier this month…
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and CEDAR ATTANACIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history…
Continue Reading(Update: Redmond also closing open debris burning) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Fire Department, in conjunction with the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While Central Oregon experienced a cool spring with significant moisture, fire officials would like to remind recreationists to…
Continue ReadingAs the High Desert moves into wildfire season, local, state and federal fire agencies have raised Central Oregon’s fire risk level to…
Continue ReadingAnnual campfire restrictions will go into effect on Wednesday, June 1 on portions of the Crooked, Deschutes, John Day and White rivers, as well…
Continue ReadingFire restrictions, including a ban on fireworks use, will go into effect on Friday for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon…
Continue ReadingThe chief of the U.S. Forest Service on Friday ordered a 90-day nationwide pause on prescribed burning projects due to “extreme wildfire risk…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Smokey Bear has it right. We can prevent wildfires. May is Wildfire Prevention Month, and ODOT and Keep Oregon Green want…
Continue ReadingKate Brown held a media event today with several wildfire experts, to go over the outlook for the 2022 fire…
Continue ReadingNew research led by an Oregon State University scientist provides the first long-term study of methods to control the spread of wildfire in the…
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC, KCAL, KCBS, KFSN, DEMIR BRACIC, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN When Keith Morey and his wife, Lynn, returned…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Public Utility Commission said Wednesday it recently approved permanent rules for investor-owned electric utilities, including Portland…
Continue Reading70 percent of Oregon wildfires are human-caused, officials say SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry and other fire prevention…
Continue ReadingTo recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power are encouraging Oregonians to prepare for…
Continue ReadingDuring the month of May, the Deschutes National Forest is encouraging folks to recognize “National Wildfire Awareness Month” by doing their part…
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