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…
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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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Brush fire south of Sunriver stopped fast, serves as reminder of dangers
Amid high winds and smoky skies, a brush fire reported late Monday afternoon in a neighborhood south of Sunriver prompted a brief consideration of…
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Oregon, Wash. wildfires send thick smoke swirling into High Desert
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality has issued another air quality advisory through Tuesday afternoon for Central Oregon, the Portland area,…
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Firefighters work tirelessly on holiday during Red Flag fire conditions
As many Central Oregonians spent the Labor Day holiday relaxing, hundreds of firefighters kept on working hard to contain or keep several wildfires…
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Lionshead Fire grows to nearly 19,000 acres as crews prepare for strong winds
The 3-week-old Lionshead Fire has grown to nearly 19,000 acres over the Labor Day weekend, prompting closure of the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness and…
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Sisters-Camp Sherman, Cloverdale fire districts enact recreational burn ban
Due to the extreme predicted fire weather and red flag warnings in Sisters Country over the next few days, the Sisters-Camp Sherman and Cloverdale…
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Lionshead Fire grows to nearly 19,000 acres as area closures expand
The Lionshead Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation grew to nearly 19,000 acres by Monday, prompting closure of most of the Mount Jefferson…
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Lionshead Fire nearly 15,000 acres; Level 2, 1 evacuation alerts in Camp Sherman area
The Lionshead Fire grew to nearly 15,000 acres Saturday as it kept spreading west, prompting Level 2 and 1 pre-evacuation alerts in the Camp Sherman…
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