Crews with several agencies helped stop a wildfire Thursday — sparked by grinding metal near dry grass — that burned nearly four acres off Mountain…
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With fire danger increasing and Red Flag Warnings issued for a large part of Oregon east of the Cascades, the Oregon State Fire Marshal is…
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Lightning and low humidities are forecast over the next few days for areas of the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Region, particularly Eastern…
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The Flat Fire, burning in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest of southwest Oregon, has burned nearly 30,000 acres since it started back on July…
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Firefighters responded to and contained a small new wildfire Wednesday morning south of Deschutes River Woods and west of Highway…
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A large brush fire that broke out Tuesday night on Redmond’s east side was stopped by firefighters after burning about two…
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Both drones and helicopters have been used to drop spherical ignition devices for burnout operations to remove unburned fuel within the perimeter of…
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Major progress continues to be made on the 2,137-acre Golden Fire in Klamath County, as crews demobilize and the blaze reached 83% containment by…
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ignited near Spokane Monday is prompting mandatory evacuations, Washington state officials said.…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have extended an air quality advisory through at least…
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The Pacific Northwest has seen a significant increase in human-caused wildfires compared to the same period last year, the U.S. Forest Service said…
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Warm Springs firefighters are drawing praise and widespread attention for rescuing the last eight of a dozen puppies found with their mama in the…
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Redmond-based contract firefighting firm PatRick Environmental is, as you might expect, very busy this early, ramped-up fire season, contracting…
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With the increase in fire danger in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park will go into a full fire ban Friday, officials said Wednesday. The…
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BONANZA, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in southern Oregon has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911…
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A good dog tag on the collar with a current phone number can be worth its weight in gold. That’s what one now-happy dog owner learned when a…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Monday for parts of Central…
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through.…
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The Flat Fire that broke out near the southwest Oregon town of Agness just over a week ago has now burned more than 20,000 acres, as burnout…
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More than 120 people working to douse the 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire that broke out Friday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation now have it 40%…
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