BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada (NBC) – Canada is seeing its worst-ever start to wildfire season with blazes ravaging much of the country and creating hazardous smoky conditions. Aerial footage filmed by the BC Wildfire Service showed wildfires burning around six miles ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Lightning sparked several small wildfires across Southern Oregon and Northern California Tuesday. The U.S. Forest Service said public lands in southwest Oregon received over 700 lightning strikes during Tuesday’s storms. As a result, firefighting resources were deployed ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A small fire in the hills above Ashland appears to have been started by lightning. On Monday, a thunderstorm rolled through Jackson County and beyond, peppering the area with multiple lightning strikes. According to the Rogue River-Siskiyou ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire season has started on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. ODF said the agency’s 2023 fire season started on Thursday, June 1. The fire danger level starts at “Low” and ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Fire season is about to begin on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in southwest Oregon. ODF said the agency’s 2023 fire season starts on Thursday, June 1. The fire danger level starts at ...
NOVA SCOTIA, Canada (NBC) – A massive wildfire is burning in Nova Scotia. The eastern Canadian city of Halifax declared a state of local emergency late on Sunday after a wildfire caused evacuations and power outages. The fire sent a ...
Author: KGW Staff VENETA, Ore. — A wildfire is burning about 10 miles Southwest of Veneta, Oregon near a region that experienced an east wind event, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Western Lane District. Crews have been working ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Local firefighters are sending out a reminder about the right time to burn debris after multiple agencies responded to a reported brush fire that was possibly threatening a structure Thursday night. Klamath County Fire District #3 ...
Author: Tim Gordon (KGW) SHERWOOD, Ore. (KGW) — Wildfires in Oregon have been especially destructive the past several years. Climate change and record heat are part of the equation, and so are power companies. On Wednesday Portland General Electric talked about ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Wildfire season is on the horizon, so staying safe and getting ready is top of mind for many. Oregon firefighters encourage everyone to have a wildfire plan, given the changing nature of the ...