ODF seeks tips to find who started Fir Mountain Fire south of Hood River
The Oregon Department of Forestry said Monday it is seeking information related to finding the person responsible for starting the Fir Mountain Fire…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Forestry said Monday it is seeking information related to finding the person responsible for starting the Fir Mountain Fire…
Continue ReadingA brush fire in a subdivision southeast of Prineville burned about 1 ½ acres across at least three properties Monday afternoon and caused minor…
Continue Reading86% of wildfires so far have been human-caused SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of 8 a.m. Monday, campfire restrictions are in effect on the…
Continue ReadingAs many people across the region head out for late-summer road trips, the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group offers the reminder that…
Continue ReadingWednesday night’s lightning storm sparked dozens of fires across Central Oregon that have been caught small — and one to the east, in Wheeler…
Continue ReadingThunderstorms moved through the High Desert late Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing hail in La Pine, the first significant rain for much of…
Continue ReadingDespite breezy afternoon winds Tuesday, firefighters on the Fir Mountain Fire south of Hood River held the fire within the perimeter and only saw…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Deschutes County commissioners sent out a subtle but important reminder of the risks that come with not being prepared for wildfires in a…
Continue ReadingFirefighters on the Fir Mountain Fire nine miles south of Hood River battled winds and humidity on Monday, similar to what they experienced Sunday. …
Continue ReadingWind, hot weather and dry fuels helped push a new wildfire southeast of Hood River to more than triple in size to about 250 acres by Sunday evening,…
Continue ReadingCRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK (KTVZ) — With the increased fire danger in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park announced Saturday it will go into…
Continue ReadingA lightning-sparked wildfire fueled by heat and winds grew to about 270 acres six miles north of Brothers in Crook County as a fire protection…
Continue ReadingThree years ago, the Milli Fire burned about 24,000 acres near Sisters, and if it were not for prescribed burns in the area, the fire would have…
Continue ReadingThe largest of 10 Central Oregon wildfires sparked by lightning from this week’s thunderstorms burned about 40 acres southwest of Dayville in Grant…
Continue ReadingAn escaped campfire in a transient camp area sparked a small brush fire Wednesday afternoon in the Deschutes River Canyon south of The Riverhouse…
Continue ReadingU.S. Forest Service law enforcement officials sought help from the public Tuesday as they investigate as possible arson three suspicious wildfires in…
Continue ReadingA rangeland fire that broke out late Sunday afternoon has burned about 350 acres southwest of Ashwood in Jefferson County, officials…
Continue ReadingTwo recreation homes and a cabin were lost and about a half-dozen outbuildings were destroyed by a wildfire that broke out west of Post in Crook…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will be increasing restrictions for forest operations and the public on state-protected…
Continue ReadingCrews from several agencies stopped a brush fire that burned about a half-acre off Dorrance Meadows Road in La Pine Thursday…
Continue Reading