Letters informing some Oregon property owners they are in areas of high wildfire hazard were supposed to go out over a month ...

Hot weather, gusty winds and extreme lightning activity have spread critical fire conditions across parts of Oregon, fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s ...

An evacuation map can be found at bit.ly/4bPdmae. Another eastern Oregon wildfire — the Lone Rock Fire — grew to 71,020 acres ...

(KOIN) – The 2024 fire season has officially ended in Oregon after a record-breaking ... precipitation that significantly lowered the fire risk in local vegetation,” Multnomah County officials ...

Over 2,000 firefighters are tackling the so-called Bootleg Fire - one of the largest blazes in Oregon's history ... Climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely ...

Amanda Rau, with the Oregon Department of Forestry, said they want to reduce the risk of these fires so insurance companies are more likely to insure prescribed fire contractors. “If claims are ...