By Dakin Andone, CNN The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 320 structures and is threatening another 13,000 as it continues to burn uncontained in…
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At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know why crews don’t simply put out the flames to…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Friday for all areas east of the Cascades, plus Jackson County, due to…
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Overnight temperatures dropped down to 36 degrees as fire crews worked hard to plumb and strengthen lines around the Patton Meadow Fire west of…
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Crews made good progress overnight addressing critical areas on the Patton Meadow Fire, which has grown to more than 6,000 acres about 10 miles west…
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A predicted weather change came into the area of the 5,400-acre Patton Meadow Fire Sunday evening, which brought higher winds out of the west and is…
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A small fire broke out Saturday afternoon near the Bend Parkway on the south end of town and burned about a quarter-acre before crews stopped…
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TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters and a water-dropping helicopter stopped a wildfire west of Terrebonne that burned nearly three acres Friday…
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Sunday will mark a year since the Juniper Ridge Fire broke out on the north end of Bend, forcing hundreds of evacuated residents to flee and nearly…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Southwest Clean Air Agency and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued and extended air quality…
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Twenty airmen with the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing have departed Portland en route to support wildland firefighting efforts across the…
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Deschutes County Health Services advises residents to take health precautions during periods of smoke. Many factors influence a person’s…
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Despite Wednesday’s hot temperatures, crews on the Monty and Bean Creek fires have increased containment to 95%, officials…
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Despite warmer temperatures Tuesday, firefighters on the Monty and Bean Creek fires west of Lake Billy Chinook were able to significantly increase…
Continue Reading Officials have issued an emergency area closure for the Knoll Fire on the Willamette National Forest. The lightning-caused 375-acre Knoll Fire is…
Continue Reading A fast-moving grass fire in the town of Idanha on Tuesday afternoon prompted a Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation alert for the town that was kept in place…
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Cooler weather Monday continued to aid firefighters in securing perimeters on the Monty and Bean Creek fires, west of Lake Billy Chinook. But…
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Cooler weather helped firefighting efforts around the state Sunday, as crews increased containment on all three major fires in Central Oregon and…
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The Dixie Fire in California, the largest wildfire in the country, has grown to become the second-biggest in the state’s history, according to…
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Breezy conditions tested fire lines Saturday afternoon, but firefighters continued to make great progress on the three large fires in Central…
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