2 dead in the McKinney Fire in Northern California, the state’s largest blaze this year
By Nouran Salahieh and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A wildfire in Northern California that exploded in size over the weekend has killed at least two…
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Three Oregon firefighting task forces head south to help protect N. Calif. communities from the McKinney Fire
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal mobilized three structural task forces Sunday at the request of California to head south and help battle the…
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Storms, winds spark several Jefferson County fires; residents, regional task force help stop their spread
A dangerous combination of extreme heat, strong thunderstorms and winds sparked several fires around Jefferson County late Saturday afternoon,…
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Fire causes $200,000 damage to SW Bend home; cause traced to oily rags from staining project
A fire that left $200,000 in damage to a southwest Bend home Friday afternoon had a familiar cause: improper disposal of oil-soaked rags from a…
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State fire marshal pre-positions structural task force in Klamath County ahead of higher weekend fire risk
– The combination of hot weather and lightning in the forecast in Southern Oregon has prompted the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal to…
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Fire rips through SW Madras building under construction; firefighters stop spread amid temps in the 100s
A fire broke out in a building under construction on a very hot Thursday afternoon in a commercial area of southwest Madras and sent fierce, tall…
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Wildfire sparked east of Bend when bird makes contact with power lines; area outage hits nearly 500 CEC members
Firefighters have been busy with a string of small wildfires within the past two…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man starts wildfires, detained by locals in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s Oak Fire destroys at least 42 structures as it burns more than 18,000 acres near Yosemite National Park
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Steve Almasy, CNN California’s Oak Fire has burned through more than 18,000 acres and destroyed more than 40…
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Discarded cigarette caused brush fire that closed Hwy. 126 near Powell Butte
A discarded cigarette sparked a brush fire Monday afternoon that burned about two acres and closed state Highway 126 a mile west of Powell Butte, an…
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Lines hold, crews still working 26-acre wildfire south of Sunriver, by BNSF Railway tracks
A wildfire broke out early Friday afternoon south of Sunriver, growing to about 26 acres and putting up a large smoke plume before numerous ground…
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Firefighters halt wind-fanned blaze that threatened homes at Crooked River Ranch
Firefighters battling hot, windy conditions stopped a small brush fire on Crooked River Ranch Tuesday afternoon that threatened several homes,…
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BLM says fuel breaks built with partners kept Eastern Oregon wildfire from growing much larger
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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Pickup blaze sparks brush fire S. of Juniper Butte; human-caused 3-acre brush fire contained SE of Alfalfa
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…
Continue ReadingA sprinkler system has been installed in the forest and a cabin wrapped in foil as wildfire threatens Yosemite’s beloved sequoias
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Watts and Dakin Andone, CNN Fire crews are working to steer a growing wildfire away from Yosemite National Park’s…
Continue ReadingFire threatening Yosemite’s famed grove of giant sequoia trees is still growing
By Ralph Ellis, Taylor Romine and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A wildfire in California’s Yosemite National Park still threatens the famed Mariposa…
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Holdover fire from illegal aerial fireworks threatens Three Rivers area, stopped by fire crews
A holdover fire believed to be from illegal aerial Fourth of July fireworks threatened residents in the Three Rivers subdivision by Lake Billy…
Continue ReadingExclusive: California fire officials and FBI are targeting illegal drones near wildfire emergencies
CNN, 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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Abandoned, illegal campfire sparks small wildfire on Haner Butte west of La Pine; crews stop it fast
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 ReadingEvacuation orders issued as fire threatens Yosemite’s Mariposa Grove, home to more than 500 giant sequoia trees
By Taylor Romine, CNN A growing wildfire that threatens a famed giant sequoia tree grove in California’s Yosemite National Park has forced…
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