Willamette National Forest reduces public use restrictions, fire danger level
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to recent precipitation and moderating conditions, the Willamette National Forest announced Thursday it is…
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‘This is a time for all of us to step up’: Fire lookout shares importance of job at tallest fire tower in C.O.
The Bald Mountain Fire Lookout is the tallest lookout tower on the Fremont-Winema Forest. Ron Rommel has been staffing the tower since…
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Evacuation levels reduced near 700-acre fire in Hermiston; mop-up underway on hot spots
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office on Monday dropped Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation orders near the Bensel Fire that broke out Sunday in Hermiston,…
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Wilderness location, rugged terrain prompt shift to indirect battle against 318-acre Petes Lake Fire
(Update: Adding Thursday update, reduced acreage) Shaded fuel break being created along Cascade Lakes Highway SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Due to the…
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Highway 126 reopens after spot fires from Lookout Fire prompt closure; welcome rain expected in area
Three small spot fires from the Lookout Fire were discovered Wednesday morning east of Highway 126 and four miles north of Belknap Springs, prompting…
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2,300-acre north-central Oregon fire 40% contained; Hwy. 206, Cottonwood Canyon State Park reopen
A new wildfire southeast of Wasco in north-central Oregon raced across more than 2,300 acres on both sides of the John Day River on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading2 found dead in eastern Washington wildfires identified, more than 350 homes confirmed destroyed
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The men found dead in two wildfires that ignited in eastern Washington earlier this month have been identified, and the…
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Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration Act to send task forces to 71,000-acre Smith River Complex at Oregon-Calif. border
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the 71,000-acre Smith River Complex at the California-Oregon border to allow…
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More than a dozen Douglas County fires in Tyee Ridge Complex have grown to about 2,900 acres, 5% containment
The two largest fires among 14 sparked by lightning in what’s now being managed as the Tyee Ridge Complex merged over the weekend in northwest…
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Lightning-sparked fire in Bull Run Watershed on Mt. Hood National Forest grows to 1,600 acres, still 0% contained
The lightning-sparked Camp Creek Fire on the Mt. Hood National Forest has grown to about 1,600 acres, burning in the Bull Run Watershed that serves…
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Crews on 22,000-acre Lookout Fire also fighting two new nearby blazes; Bedrock Fire reaches 71% containment
As Central Oregon continues to deal with unhealthy smoke levels from fires to our west, firefighters tackling the Lookout, Bedrock and other fires on…
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More than 2,100 lightning strikes across the Northwest have initial-attack crews on the move
More than 2,000 lightning strikes hit the Northwest Thursday night and early Friday, sending numerous initial-attack crews out to reported fires and…
Continue ReadingWildfire that prompted evacuations near Salem, Oregon, contained
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A fast-moving fire prompting authorities to urge more than 600 residents near Oregon’s capital city of Salem to flee their…
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Roll up the hoses: Juniper Creek Fire near Lake Billy Chinook now 90% contained; oversight returns to local team
The Juniper Creek Fire west of Lake Billy Chinook is now 90% contained, officials said Wednesday as miles of fire hose were rolled up, firefighter…
Continue ReadingHundreds in Oregon told to evacuate immediately because of wildfire near Salem
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities told hundreds of people near Salem, Oregon, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday afternoon because of a fast-moving…
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Deschutes County announces fall grant program to fund community projects that reduce wildfire risk
For a second year, Deschutes County invites communities to apply for grants that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of…
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Lookout Fire now at 13,000 acres, 6% contained; Bedrock Fire tops 31,000 acres, N. Calif. fire extends into S. Oregon
Winds cleared out the dense smoke and allowed air operations to resume on the now over 13,000-acre Lookout Fire north of McKenzie Bridge on the…
Continue ReadingHighway through Washington’s North Cascades National Park to reopen as fires keep burning
NEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A section of major cross-state highway that closed earlier this month because of a wildfire in Washington state’s North…
Continue Reading2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of…
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Lightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the…
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