The wildland-urban interface and statewide wildfire risk map will be available through the Oregon Explorer online tool on Thursday, as required by…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Independence Day should be a holiday marked by freedom and fun – not forest fires, the U.S. Forest Service reminded…
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Team Rubicon crews at the Museum at Warm Springs were cutting down trees, trimming branches, clearing brush and doing overall fuel reduction and fire…
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More restrictions take effect July 1 PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Dalles and John Day units of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon…
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By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Firefighter groups are applauding the Biden administration’s steps to raise pay but warn…
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for…
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By Michelle Watson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A wildfire in southern New Jersey grew to at least 12,000 acres in size on Monday and is 70%…
Continue Reading KGUN, KITT PEAK OBSERVATORY, CNN By Michelle Watson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Contreras Fire burning in southern Arizona has grown to 20,360…
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Four non-scientific buildings at the Kitt Peak National Observatory southwest of Tucson have been lost in a wildfire, but…
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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…
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Oregon is experiencing increasingly extreme fire seasons, with devastating impacts. Keeping fires small is critical to protecting Oregonians, their…
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton, CNN As Arizona’s Pipeline Fire has scorched nearly 23,000 acres, officials are discussing the possibility of closing the…
Continue Reading By Joe Sutton and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Mandatory evacuations are in place after a wildfire expanded steadily in Southern California’s…
Continue Reading The Prineville-Sisters Unit of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will enter fire season at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 13,…
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The State Fire Marshal’s Office has resources available to help keep fire away the…
Continue Reading PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two wildfires reported Wednesday within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Prineville-Sisters Unit were related to…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As weather transitions to summer, Pacific Power is encouraging customers to prepare for wildfire season. Fire-weather…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — To close out Wildfire Awareness Month, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management is offering simple actions and resources…
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN Officials in Las Vegas, New Mexico, had barely finished battling the massive Calf Canyon-Hermits Peak wildfire earlier this month…
Continue Reading By 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…
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