Wildfires
Hat Rock Fire blows up to 10,000 acres
HERMISTON — What started as a response to douse a grass fire Tuesday, June 13, near Hat Rock…
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Former Baker County commissioner Mark Bennett hopes goal of protecting homes isn’t lost in fallout from flawed fire risk map
BAKER CITY — A revised version of a controversial map estimating the wildfire risk for properties across Oregon…
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Summer-like weather revives Eagle Cap Wilderness fires
BAKER CITY — Like the summer that refuses to go quietly, a couple wildfires in Wallowa County continue…
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Fire team gives final update; little change reported in Wallowa County blazes
ENTERPRISE — Fire officials working on the Double Creek and Eagle Cap Wilderness fires reported little change in…
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Burned Area Emergency Response team arrives in Joseph for fire assessment
JOSEPH — A Burned Area Emergency Response team has arrived in Joseph to begin an assessment of the…
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Fires grow as warm weather continues in Wallowa County
WALLOWA COUNTY — Hot, dry and breezy conditions are in the forecast for Wednesday. Sept. 28, and so…
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Weather warms, raising risk of fire activity in Wallowa County
ENTERPRISE — Tuesday, Sept. 27, was expected to be hot, dry and breezy with conditions similar to mid-August,…
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Fire activity slows dramatically in Wallowa County
ENTERPRISE — Activity on the Double Creek and Eagle Cap Wilderness fires has slowed dramatically, but the blazes…
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Oregon postpones wildfire risk mapping and rulemaking plans after public backlash
SALEM — The Oregon Department of Forestry will spend an extra year talking with the public about its…
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No growth in wilderness fires detected
ENTERPRISE — A public meeting scheduled for Friday, Sept. 23, at the Joseph Community Events Center and on…
