2 dead in the McKinney Fire in Northern California, the state’s largest blaze this year
By Nouran Salahieh and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A wildfire in Northern California that exploded in size over the weekend has killed at least two…
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Northern California wildfire exacerbated by weather, causing significant growth
By Paradise Afshar and Claire Colbert, CNN A wildfire raging in Northern California was exacerbated by winds from thunderstorms this weekend, causing…
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Three Oregon firefighting task forces head south to help protect N. Calif. communities from the McKinney Fire
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal mobilized three structural task forces Sunday at the request of California to head south and help battle the…
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Storms, winds spark several Jefferson County fires; residents, regional task force help stop their spread
A dangerous combination of extreme heat, strong thunderstorms and winds sparked several fires around Jefferson County late Saturday afternoon,…
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Bend saw record 18 days of unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke last year, new DEQ report says
The 2021 wildfire season continued a pattern of more acres burned in Oregon, creating poor air quality for longer periods of time. These are among…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry sets August 10 meeting in Redmond on new wildfire risk map
The Oregon Department of Forestry is holding a series of community information sessions on the new wildfire risk mapping project in Eastern and…
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State fire marshal pre-positions structural task force in Klamath County ahead of higher weekend fire risk
– The combination of hot weather and lightning in the forecast in Southern Oregon has prompted the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal to…
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Fire rips through SW Madras building under construction; firefighters stop spread amid temps in the 100s
A fire broke out in a building under construction on a very hot Thursday afternoon in a commercial area of southwest Madras and sent fierce, tall…
Continue Reading Meeting on Oregon’s wildfire risk map moved online after threat; some ‘high-risk’ homeowners frustrated
The Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University College of Forestry’s rolled out the Oregon Explorer Wildfire Risk Map last month,…
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State grant helps La Pine Fire District add crew during times of extreme fire danger, emergencies
This summer, the La Pine Fire District is able to have an additional fire crew available during times of “red flag” conditions, extreme fire…
Continue Reading Vehicles, other equipment spark many NW wildfires each summer; here are ways to reduce the risk
As many people in the Pacific Northwest head out for activities and summer road trips, the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group offers the…
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Wildfire sparked east of Bend when bird makes contact with power lines; area outage hits nearly 500 CEC members
Firefighters have been busy with a string of small wildfires within the past two…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man starts wildfires, detained by locals in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended…
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ODF shifts wildfire risk map community meeting to virtual, open to all
SALEM, Ore.— The Oregon Department of Forestry canceled Tuesday’s community information session scheduled in Grants Pass on the state’s new…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Oak Fire destroys at least 42 structures as it burns more than 18,000 acres near Yosemite National Park
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Steve Almasy, CNN California’s Oak Fire has burned through more than 18,000 acres and destroyed more than 40…
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Central Oregon federal public lands to implement public use fire, other restrictions on Thursday
With weather predictions indicating high temperatures and fuel moisture levels decreasing across the region, the Prineville District Bureau of Land…
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Discarded cigarette caused brush fire that closed Hwy. 126 near Powell Butte
A discarded cigarette sparked a brush fire Monday afternoon that burned about two acres and closed state Highway 126 a mile west of Powell Butte, an…
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Lines hold, crews still working 26-acre wildfire south of Sunriver, by BNSF Railway tracks
A wildfire broke out early Friday afternoon south of Sunriver, growing to about 26 acres and putting up a large smoke plume before numerous ground…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s fast-moving Oak Fire burns 14,000 acres and forces thousands to evacuate outside Yosemite National Park
By Jason Hanna, Rebekah Riess, Sara Smart and Andy Rose, CNN A wildfire raging for a third day Sunday in central California’s Mariposa County…
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Oregon electric utilities file first state-required wildfire mitigation plans with PUC
Electric utilities across Oregon have filed their first state-required Wildfire Mitigation Plans, designed to prevent and mitigate wildfire risk,…
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