Wildfires
State invokes Emergency Conflagration Act in response to Double Creek Fire
SALEM — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act on Saturday, Sept. 3, in response to ...
Wildfires
Crews continue to work on Double Creek Fire
ENTERPRISE — Nearly 200 personnel are assigned to the Double Creek Fire, according to a Saturday, Sept. 3, ...
Wildfires
As Double Creek Fire approaches, some Wallowa County residents urged to evacuate
IMNAHA — Residents of Freezeout Road south of Imnaha were urged to evacuate Friday, Sept. 2, because of ...
Wildfires
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest schedules public fire information briefing
BAKER CITY — The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will be hosting a public meeting in response to the wildfires ...
Wildfires
Sturgill, Nebo fires help ecosystem while Double Creek Fire receives full suppression effort
LA GRANDE — Fire season is well underway, and as smoke-filled thunderhead clouds loom, residents in Northeastern Oregon ...
Local
Pair of fires threaten Jim Creek Ranch in Wallowa County
WALLOWA COUNTY — The U.S. Forest Service’s Jim Creek Ranch, 40 miles northeast of Enterprise, is in peril ...
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Firefighters quickly corral lightning-sparked blaze near Keating
BAKER CITY — Jeff Phillips was surprised that only one fire started. The thunderstorm that passed through the ...
Wildfires
Oregon to receive $260 million in wildfire recovery funding for federal forests
SALEM — The U.S. Forest Service in Oregon will be getting more than $260 million in federal disaster ...
Wildfires
Elbow Creek Fire cost more than $25M to suppress
ENTERPRISE — The Elbow Creek Fire cost more than $25 million to suppress, according to a spokesperson for ...
Wildfires
Thinning forests alone helps reduce wildfire risk, Oregon researchers say
Scientists forecast massive wildfires like the ones that burned in Oregon last year will only get bigger and ...