NW wildfires destroy 100s of homes; boy, 12, grandmother killed in Santiam Fire
Deadly wind-blown wildfires raging across the Pacific Northwest destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon, the governor said Wednesday, warning it could…
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Fire Alert: Bend, Redmond ban recreational fires; other government notices
The Bend and Redmond fire departments joined other agencies Wednesday in banning all recreational fires. We have that and other fire-related notices…
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Wednesday wildfire updates: Lionshead, Santiam, Two Four Two blazes
Here are Wednesday’s full updates for the Lionshead, Santiam (formerly Beachie Creek) and Two Four Two…
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Gov. Brown declares statewide conflagration; several towns ‘substantially destroyed’
Gov. Kate Brown declared her first-ever statewide conflagration Wednesday amid an unprecedented number of destructive wildfires across Oregon that…
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Highways 20 and 97 reopen, others closed; drivers urged to use ‘extreme caution’
Two major highways into and out of Central Oregon closed by wildfires in recent days have reopened, ODOT said Wednesday, though the agency is…
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Santiam Canyon pummeled by wildfire; Mill City homes, businesses lost, mayor says
Imagine driving through blood orange skies, as you evacuate a home you may never return to.…
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Two Four Two Fire near Chiloquin grows to 10,000 acres; 5% contained
The Two Four Two Fire that broke out Monday evening north of Chiloquin grew by late Tuesday night to about 10,000 acres, racing through dried grass,…
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Heat, winds fuel destructive Northwest wildfires
Wildfires fanned by high winds burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northwest, mostly destroying a small town in eastern Washington state and…
Continue Reading Wildfire information from the Willamette, Fremont-Winema forests
Here are wildfire announcements Tuesday night from the Willamette and Fremont-Winema national forests, along with helpful information from ODOT and…
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C.O. national forest, BLM officials to ban campfires on all federal lands
All campfires, propane fire pits will be banned on all federally managed public lands in Central Oregon, effective…
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Beachie Creek Fire estimated at 130,000 acres; evacuees flee to C.O. amid devastation
High winds Monday night fanned the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires, prompting Level 3 evacuations and closure of state Highway 22 through the…
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Holiday Farm Fire on Hwy. 126, McKenzie River grows to 37,000 acres, destroys homes
One of the major fires ignited during Monday’s windstorm, the Holiday Farm Fire along the McKenzie River, grew to 37,000 acres Tuesday, having…
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Several Oregon state parks closed due to wildfires; statewide fire ban issued
Dangerous fire conditions and spreading wildfires across the state on Tuesday prompted the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to close several…
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1,450 inmates at 3 Salem state prisons evacuated due to wildfires threat
The Oregon Department of Corrections said Tuesday it has evacuated nearly 1,500 inmates from three Salem prisons due to threats from the Beachie…
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Crater Lake National Park implements fire restrictions
With the increased fire danger in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park has gone into a complete fire ban.…
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Lionshead Fire races across 4 miles in less than 2 hours, grows to nearly 28,000 acres
High winds pushed the Lionshead Fire from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation onto the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Area of the Willamette National…
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Tuesday updates on wildfires, highway closures, evacuation notices
Several wind-fanned new and existing wildfires grew rapidly Monday night and Tuesday, prompting widespread evacuations and highway closures. Here’s a…
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‘Wow – it’s a nightmare’: Downed trees, wildfires close Hwys. 20, 22, 126, 97
Bend resident Dave Ewing was heading home on state Highway 22 from the Valley on Monday night, like many holiday weekend travelers, when he started…
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Wind-driven fire north of Chiloquin tops 2,000 acres; evacuations, Hwy. 97 closed
A new, wind-driven wildfire north of Chiloquin prompted more evacuations and still had U.S. Highway 97 closed Tuesday morning, having grown to more…
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Wildfires prompt overnight evacuations of Santiam Canyon, McKenzie River area
Wind-fanned wildfires prompted a widespread Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation of the Santiam Canyon early Tuesday morning, from Mehama east to Idanha,…
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