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 ...
Wildfires
Reversal on wildfire crisis, climate change unlikely, Oregonians say
SALEM — Humankind has little chance of solving the climate crisis and the growing frequency of wildfires. That’s ...
Wildfires
County easing fire restrictions
LA GRANDE — Fire conditions are improving in Northeastern Oregon and as a result, the Union County Board ...
Wildfires
Hancock Forest Management Lands in Northeast Oregon open for day use Aug. 24
LA GRANDE — Hancock Forest Management lands in northeast Oregon reopened to day use only as of Tuesday, ...
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Fire crews have little effect from COVID-19 surge
BAKER CITY — The surge in COVID-19 cases has had minimal effects on state and federal agencies’ capacities ...
Wildfires
‘It’s going to be a marathon of a season’ — Fire risk in Eastern Oregon at all-time high
LA GRANDE — Simon Driskell stood outside the Grande Ronde Rappel Base under a thick cloud of morning ...
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Umatilla National Forest to further reduce area closure
PENDLETON — With continued reduced initial attack on new fires across the Umatilla National Forest, officials are taking ...
Wildfires
At nearly 70, Echo farmer helps fight Elbow Creek Fire
ECHO — Lloyd Piercy was looking for a bit of adventure. Piercy, who turns 70 on Aug. 12, ...