WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced key legislation that contains funds for Oregon wildfire disaster response and relief. It’s part of a bill that Congress is debating now and must pass in the next week. The funding includes almost ...
MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. – A beaver is being blamed for starting a fire in the Columbia River Gorge. On Thursday night, a brush fire started at Multnomah Falls. The Corbett Fire District responded with twenty firefighters, two engines, two brush ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – Crews fighting a wildfire in Lake County are preparing for a windy weekend. The Forest Service said the Cougar Peak Fire was found at about 1:45 p.m. on September 7 approximately 15 miles northwest of Lakeview ...
SEQUOIA NAT’L PARK, Calif. – The base of the world’s largest tree, General Sherman, is now wrapped in foil as the KNP Complex of fires burns in Sequoia National Park. Officials say these trees are adaptive to fire but the ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – With high winds in the forecast, crews fighting the Cougar Peak Fire say Thursday marks the “calm before the storm.” The Forest Service said the Cougar Peak Fire was found at about 1:45 p.m. on September ...
O’BRIEN, Ore. – Multiple agencies responded to a trash fire reported Wednesday evening, in Josephine county. It started just after 4 pm on East O’Brien Street. Illinois Valley Fire District, Oregon Department of Forestry, and other local fire departments were on scene. IVFD ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – Oregon State firefighting task forces are heading home after fighting a wildfire in Lake County. The Forest Service said the Cougar Peak Fire was found at about 1:45 p.m. on September 7 approximately 15 miles northwest ...
KENO, Ore. — The Bear Flat Fire near Keno continues to burn in the Klamath River Canyon. The Fire Information Officer for the Southern Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership, Tamara Schmidt, says the fire is estimated to have burned 50 ...
SALEM, Ore. (KATU/CNN) – Two families are filing wrongful death lawsuits in Oregon after losing loved ones to a wildfire there a year ago. They said utilities failed to prevent the fire and authorities didn’t warn residents to evacuate in ...
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – Excellent progress is being made fighting what used to be a fast-growing wildfire burning in Lake County. The Forest Service said the Cougar Peak Fire was found at about 1:45 p.m. on September 7 approximately 15 ...