A new study from Oregon State University says wildfires and drought in recent years has caused billions of losses to the private timber industry. The study says wildfires and drought have caused over $11 billion in damages to the west ...
ASHLAND, Ore.- The last of two walking tours through the Ashland Watershed discussing the future of wildfire hazards ended October 24, the first tour being on October 22. Ashland Fire and Rescue asked community members for their input on wildfire ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Happy Camp Complex has been holding steady since yesterday. It’s still burning at just over 28,000 acres with 55% containment. A virtual public meeting scheduled for Tuesday was moved to Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. and will ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Command of the Smith River Complex North switched over Wednesday morning. As of the morning update, the fire is 85,501 acres with 19% containment. The new team, called the Alaska Incident Management Team will continue to ...
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. – Power has been restored to nearly everyone impacted by a planned outage triggered by wildfire. One week after a Pacific Power transmission line supplying electricity to Del Norte County was shut down, the lights are back ...
CRESCENT CITY, Calif.– Pacific Power said its still not safe to re-energize power lines in Crescent City because of wildfire danger. The company said it has provided power to 10,000 residents in the area using temporary generators. It said it ...
DEL NORTE COUNTY, Calif. – Several communities in Del Norte County are being evacuated due to wildfires. The Del Norte Office of Emergency Services said evacuation levels have been raised to Level 3 (Go Now) in the Low Divide area ...
Author: Chynna Greene SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (KGW) — Firefighters are responsible for taking care of fires and preventing the spread of those fires, among other things. However, who takes care of firefighters when they get into situations they need help getting ...
AGNESS, Ore. – The Flat Fire in Curry County is now 33,817 acres and 44% contained, according to the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. The fire started July 15 about two miles southeast of Agness. The Forest Service says scattered heat ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore. – Growth of the Flat Fire burning in Curry County has slowed over the past few days. The fire started July 15 about two miles southeast of Agness. Since then, it’s grown to 33,811 acres in size. ...