Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
Associated Press Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive…
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Forest Service in NW to permit use of heavy equipment, fire retardant in some protected roadless, wilderness areas
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to the intense wildfire activity in the Pacific Northwest, Forest Service leaders in the region said Sunday they have…
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Pilot of single-engine air tanker killed in Malheur National Forest crash identified as lifelong pilot, 74
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities on Sunday released the name of the single-engine air tanker pilot killed while helping fight an Eastern Oregon…
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Wind-fanned brush fire held to 20 acres near George Millican Road southwest of Prineville
Ground and air crews were called out Saturday afternoon to tackle a new brush fire reported east of George Millican Road and about six miles…
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Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area size of Los Angeles
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the…
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ODOT urges drivers to plan ahead as wildfires continue to disrupt travel; OEM advises being ‘fire-safe’ on the road
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a week of wildfire-related road closures, travelers across Oregon should continue to carefully plan their routes.…
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Oregon emergency managers warn to be prepared for potential wildfire-related power outages, offer list of tips
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As wildfires continue to burn throughout the state and extreme weather events impact communities, Oregon residents are…
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Pilot killed in crash of single-engine air tanker while working on new Eastern Oregon blaze near Falls Fire
A BLM-contracted single-engine air tanker helping fight a wildfire in Eastern Oregon crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot on board,…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon wildfire update: Progress on several fronts, no significant fire starts Thursday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch reported no new significant fire starts Thursday, a welcome piece of good news among over…
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Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a…
Continue ReadingA man is accused of pushing a burning car into a gully, causing a California wildfire that’s spread to over 145,000 acres
CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hot and dry weather is fueling wildfire activity in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging…
Continue ReadingMan accused of starting California’s Park Fire is arrested as Oregon battles massive blaze
By Dalia Faheid, Robert Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The largest active wildfire in the United States has…
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‘Our resources are completely spread thin’: Oregon Dept. of Forestry, C.O. agencies say mega-fires are straining state
One of Oregon’s largest wildfires of recent weeks, the nearly 2-week-old Lone Rock Fire, recently reached “mega-fire” status, meaning it’s burned…
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Ochoco National Forest closes Paulina Ranger District due to wildfire activity; Malheur Forest took similar step earlier
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to ongoing wildfire activity, the Ochoco National Forest announced Thursday it’s implementing a closure of Paulina…
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Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Associated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced…
Continue Reading Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday…
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‘Sunshine for your soul’: Bend artist’s latest work isn’t on a wall – it’s on a stairway in the Old Mill District
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new street mural by Bend artist Evan Namkung now greets visitors to the Old Mill District from a unique perspective. Located…
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Central Oregon fires grow fast in hot, windy weather: Crazy Creek Fire doubles to 10,000 acres, new evacuations
Central Oregon firefighters continued in Wednesday’s hot, windy conditions to battle several large fast-moving fires burning around the region among…
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Small brush fire stopped by Deschutes River in Bend; specific human cause unknown, but campers were told to move
Firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire along the Deschutes River Trail downstream from Bend’s First Street Rapids Wednesday afternoon.…
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Kotek declares Conflagration Act for Durkee, Battle Mtn. fires, deploys Oregon National Guard to help with blazes
CONDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s Wednesday’s official updates on several of the large fires burning across Oregon: Governor Kotek Invokes the Emergency…
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