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Eastern Oregon and almost all of Washington will likely be at “above average risk for large, costly fires,” one of the Northwest’s leading fire forecasters said Wednesday. The summer is shaping up to ...
Oregon senators voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal a highly controversial wildfire hazard map. Republican lawmakers have ...
An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved a step closer to reality after it passed the ...
By July, expected above-average temperatures across the western U.S. could counteract Oregon's decent snowpack and lack of ...
A fire behavior scientist who was at the front lines of the deadly 2020 Santiam Canyon Fire is challenging the conclusions of ...
SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — The state Senate has passed a bill that would repeal Oregon's controversial wildfire hazard map. The ...
The Oregon Department of Forestry's Southwest Oregon District is reminding the community to conduct safe debris burns this ...
One person was killed in a fire that erupted early on Wednesday in a pair of recreational vehicles and then extended to a home outside of Ontario, west of Oregon 201. Malheur County Sheriff Travis ...
ONTARIO, Ore. — One person died Wednesday morning after a fire burned part of a homeless encampment known as "The Flats" on ...
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden joined fire managers at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Downtown Portland Wednesday morning to get a look at the upcoming fire season. “The precipitation ...
Last year was a record year for wildfires in Oregon, as 1.93 million acres were burned, surpassing the old record of 1.2 million acres, set in 2012. Is this a byproduct of the warmer and drier climate ...
An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on April 22 after it passed the Oregon Senate. It now moves onto the House. Senate Bill 83 ...