Lionshead Fire grows to nearly 10,000 acres; some wilderness trails closed
The Lionshead Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation grew to nearly 10,000 acres amid hot, windy weather on Thursday, with more challenging…
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Wildfire smoke prompts DEQ air quality advisory for Central Oregon
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Friday for Central Oregon, south-central Oregon, the Rogue Valley and…
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Tumalo Road motor home fire spreads, destroys garage, outbuildings
A motor home caught fire and sparked a blaze that spread to one-car detached garage and several small outbuildings along Tumalo Road west of Highway…
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Green Ridge, Frog fires fully contained; Lionshead Fire still growing to west
Two of Central Oregon’s largest lightning-sparked wildfires, the Green Ridge Fire northeast of Camp Sherman and the Frog Fire southeast of…
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USFS urging caution; C.O. human-caused wildfires have doubled this year
After a summer that brought big crowds and a sharp rise in human-caused wildfires, Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National…
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Mapleton man arrested on arson charge in wildfires that prompted evacuations
A 44-year-old Mapleton man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a first-degree arson charge in a string of fires that merged and prompted evacuations…
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Tumalo garage goes up in flames; firefighters stop its spread
A detached garage on Tumalo Road was destroyed by a fire Tuesday afternoon that sent up a black smoke plume and spread to adjacent trees and brush…
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Green Ridge Fire 85% contained; full containment expected Tuesday
Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Green Ridge Fire northeast of Camp Sherman, which was 85% contained by Tuesday, morning.…
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Crews bring Green Ridge Fire to 75% containment
The more than 2-week-old Green Ridge Fire burning northeast of Camp Sherman is now 75% contained, officials said…
Continue Reading Wildfire near Mapleton grows to 400 acres, prompts evacuations
Firefighters were continuing their fight Monday to slow the spread of a 400-acre wildfire on private forestland about a mile southeast of Mapleton in…
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New 300-acre Coast Range wildfire prompts evacuations near Mapleton
Three wildfires broke out near Mapleton in the Coast Range on Sunday, soon merging and prompting evacuations of nearby residents, while other crews…
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Green Ridge Fire 60% contained; winds push Lionshead Fire over line
Two weeks after lightning sparked a flurry of wildfires around the High Desert, hundreds of firefighters reported more significant progress Sunday on…
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Winds, heat test lines on the Lionshead Fire
Heat and winds continue to challenge crews battling the Lionshead Fire, which has burned more than 5,800 acres on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation…
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White River Fire tops 11,000 acres; 4 more structural protection task forces called
The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office has mobilized four more structural-protection task forces to support the three task forces sent Friday to the…
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More progress on the lines: Green Ridge fire now 50% contained, Frog Fire at 90%
More progress was reported Saturday by crews fighting several large Central Oregon wildfires sparked by lightning nearly two weeks ago, as a red flag…
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C.O. structure protection task force called to White River Fire amid evacuations
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday approved an emergency conflagration declaration for the White River Fire in Wasco County, threatening the community of Pine…
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Deschutes, Willamette forests expand campfire restrictions to wilderness areas
The Deschutes and Willamette national forests are expanding their campfire restrictions to wilderness areas due to dry conditions, extreme fire…
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As C.O. crews battle on, Red Flag Warning for extreme fire behavior Saturday
As hundreds of firefighters continue working to contain several large Central Oregon wildfires, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag…
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Escaped field burn sparks 42-acre wildfire south of Madras
An escaped field burn raced across more than 40 acres south of Madras Thursday afternoon, threatening some homes and other structures before…
Continue Reading Air quality alert extended to Saturday AM for areas of Central, Southern Oregon
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday extended an air quality advisory for parts of Southern and Central Oregon due to smoke…
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