I-84 near Oregon, Idaho border back open after fire closures
ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire closed Interstate 84 in both directions Thursday afternoon near the Oregon and Idaho border, causing traffic…
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Wildfire west of Redmond stopped at 10 acres, prompts evacuations; cause undetermined
Numerous firefighters from several agencies, including three structure-protection task forces, rushed to tackle a wildfire that broke out Wednesday…
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Jefferson County firefighters stop 3 small blazes along Hwy. 26; flames destroy fence, 5 tons of hay
Jefferson County firefighters stopped the spread of three small wildfires along Highway 26 northwest of Madras Tuesday evening, protecting a…
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Cedar Creek Fire puts up big smoke plume visible from Central Oregon; Rum Creek Fire threatens 7,600 structures
The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon has burned nearly 12,000 acres, or nearly 19 square miles, is threatening thousands of homes and is…
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Rum Creek Fire grows to 8,400 acres, destroys 3 structures; Gov. Brown declares state wildfire threat emergency
A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon continued its rapid spread through a rural area and destroyed several structures after forcing evacuations and…
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SW Oregon’s Rum Creek Fire nearly quadruples in size, prompting evacuations; governor invokes Conflagration Act
A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon almost quadrupled in size overnight Saturday, forcing evacuations and prompting the governor to invoke an…
Continue ReadingWildfire near Spokane prompts mandatory evacuations
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire prompted mandatory evacuations near Spokane, Washington, on Friday afternoon. The wildfire started…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff Monday in honor of firefighter killed fighting S. Oregon wildfire
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset next Monday, in honor and…
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Idaho Power Co. agrees to pay $1.5 million in federal civil settlement over 2 Baker County fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced Thursday that Idaho Power Company, a Boise, Idaho-based…
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Crescent Ranger District implements emergency fire closure on roads to Summit Lake, Windigo Pass
The Crescent Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest is implementing an emergency closure order on Forest Service Road 6010, which provides…
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Illegal, abandoned campfire sparks 3-acre blaze near Walton Lake; Cedar Creek Fire tops 7,000 acres
An abandoned, illegal campfire sparked a wildfire Sunday north of Walton Lake on the Ochoco National Forest that firefighters stopped at about three…
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Crews mop up 10-acre Big Canyon Fire near Lake Billy Chinook; Three Rivers evacuation alerts lifted
Lake Chinook Fire & Rescue crews and other firefighters called in by the state on Saturday finished mopping up the 10 1/2 -acre Big Canyon Fire…
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Crews on 6,500-acre Cedar Creek Fire will hike into Waldo Creek Wilderness in effort to stop its spread
After three weeks of work in rugged terrain and no official containment, firefighters on the nearly 6,500-acre Cedar Creek Fire have begun using…
Continue ReadingFour victims of the McKinney Fire positively identified through DNA and dental analysis
By Laura Studley and Zoe Sottile, CNN Officials have identified four people killed in the McKinney Fire in California as residents of the same…
Continue ReadingIdaho wildfire burning near Lake Cascade forces evacuations
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Evacuations are in place ahead of a west-central Idaho wildfire that continues to grow despite…
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Sisters town hall held on state’s development of defensible space codes
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Just about anyone living in Oregon is probably familiar with the term ‘defensible space’. As the West has entered into a new…
Continue ReadingFire closes highway, prompts evacuations near Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has closed part of a highway and prompted mandatory evacuations south of Spokane. The Washington State Patrol on…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows to nearly 5,000 acres; drones play key role in fight; public meeting tonight
The nearly 3-week-old Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake continues to grow amid warm, dry conditions, and unmanned aerial systems — drones — are…
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Oregon fire marshal holding 5 C.O. town hall meetings this week on upcoming defensible space rules
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is hosting a series of town hall meetings, including five this week in Central Oregon, about the 2022 Oregon…
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Two lightning-sparked fires held small on Crescent Ranger District; one near Bobby Lake tops nine acres
Firefighters made good progress Tuesday on two new lightning-sparked wildfires spotted Monday evening on the Crescent Ranger District of the…
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