70 percent of Oregon wildfires are human-caused, officials say SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry and other fire prevention…
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To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power are encouraging Oregonians to prepare for…
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During the month of May, the Deschutes National Forest is encouraging folks to recognize “National Wildfire Awareness Month” by doing their part…
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban…
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Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions Wednesday to conduct multiple prescribed burns across…
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Fire managers on the Crescent Ranger District hope to take advantage of favorable conditions Wednesday to ignite 38 acres in the Gilchrist State…
Continue Reading Beginning Tuesday, fuels specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will begin doing prescribed burns near Hole in the Ground in northern Lake…
Continue Reading This weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry will welcome back 21 of its firefighters who’ve been fighting wildfires across the state of Texas…
Continue Reading Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District fire managers will ignite 1,726 acres of prescribed fire near Hole in the Ground this week, if conditions remain…
Continue Reading Sisters Ranger District fire management specialists plan to treat up to 1,100 acres with prescribed fire during 2022, starting next week, officials…
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A critical project to help with the early detection and monitoring of wildfires in Oregon received $4.5 million in support from the state Legislature…
Continue Reading If conditions are favorable, fire management specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will conduct prescribed fire operations over the next…
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The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District said Wednesday it is accepting applications from landowners in several areas of…
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The likelihood of hot, dry and windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% since…
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Research led by Oregon State University shows that wildfires are more likely to burn their way into national forests than out of…
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A southwest Bend homeowner who lived through one of the most destructive wildfires in area history over 30 years ago is still worried about traffic…
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday welcomed news that the U.S. Forest Service is awarding contracts to eight Oregon companies in…
Continue Reading Favorable conditions exist for Sisters Ranger District firefighters to conduct a 67-acre understory prescribed burn about 2 1/2 miles southeast of…
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If conditions remain favorable, firefighters will be igniting a prescribed burn in downed juniper Tuesday on the Crooked River National Grassland…
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More than a year after wildfires devastated Oregon’s Santiam Canyon, an Oregon State University report paints a challenging picture: Residents are…
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