SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry is holding a series of community information sessions starting next week in southwest Oregon,…
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Firefighters battling hot, windy conditions stopped a small brush fire on Crooked River Ranch Tuesday afternoon that threatened several homes,…
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Firefighters tackled a brush fire that broke out Sunday evening about seven miles north of Madras, burning about 25 acres and prompting closure of…
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with…
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Fuel breaks built by the Bureau of Land Management and partners helped stop last month’s Willowcreek Fire, which blackened more than 40,000 acres,…
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The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management on Friday increased the…
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A pickup fire on Highway 97 south of Juniper Butte sparked a half-acre brush fire Wednesday afternoon, while firefighters later were dispatched to a…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County announced Tuesday an opportunity for communities or neighborhoods to apply for grants that will provide…
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As of Monday, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts are in fire season. This means that public use restrictions may be in place where you live…
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Firefighters from several agencies stopped a fast-moving brush fire that burned about an acre Monday afternoon in northerly winds and 90-degree…
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park’s…
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A holdover fire believed to be from illegal aerial Fourth of July fireworks threatened residents in the Three Rivers subdivision by Lake Billy…
Continue ReadingCNN, KCRA, KPIX, KCBS, KCAL By Stephanie Elam, CNN Just one rogue drone is all it takes to bring the aerial assault on a wildfire to a standstill. So…
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An abandoned, illegal campfire sparked a small wildfire Thursday afternoon on Haner Butte, west of La Pine, which was stopped by firefighters at 1/3…
Continue Reading The North Cascade District of the Oregon Department of Forestry entered fire season at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday.…
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Communities across Oregon are still recovering from devastating wildfires in recent years. Alison Green, public affairs director of the Office of…
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It’s been 28 years since 14 firefighters, including nine Prineville Hotshots, were killed when fire swept over Colorado’s Storm King Mountain.…
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Over the Fourth of July weekend, Central Oregon firefighters responded to 22 small wildfire starts — most sparked by lightning — and thankfully…
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Dozens of Central Oregon firefighters spent part of their holiday weekend responding to more than a dozen small fires since intense thunderstorms…
Continue ReadingJACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday for remote California communities near a wildfire that may have been sparked by…
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