EUGENE, Ore. – The University of Oregon has been researching the impact of smoke and has a new warning for parents. UO says air quality alerts for the general public are often aimed at the average adult, not children. Researchers ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – A new fire located 3 miles northeast of Sprague River in Klamath County is burning on private Oregon Department of Forestry protected land near a residential area. The fire was reported around 3:15 on Sunday afternoon. ...
EAGLE POINT, Ore. – The Rogue Valley’s largest fire, the Salt Creek Fire, burning since Sunday afternoon, is growing. It’s now 3,300 acres. Crews are hard at work as the Salt Creek Fire continues to burn 10 miles east of ...
MEDFORD, Ore.- The Oregon State Fire Marshal is awarding $6 million in grants to 191 fire agencies across the state. According to John Hendricks, Public Affairs Specialist with the Oregon State Fire Marshal, this grant funding is from the Wildfire ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A half a million-dollar fuel reduction project is set to begin soon on the Bear Creek Greenway. Starting Monday, April 1, contractors will work on the greenway between Ashland and Talent to reduce the dry woody ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is launching a new program to help those impacted by the 2020 wildfires. The HARP or Homeowner Assistance and Reconstruction Program is for those who lost their homes in the Almeda ...
OREGON — ODF firefighters and resources are heading south to help with wildfires ripping through the Texas panhandle. The Oregon Department of Forestry announced on Friday that a strike team of 16 firefighters is being deployed to Amarillo, Texas as ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – $15 million in federal funds is coming to Southern Oregon to combat the growing wildfire crisis. The Klamath Basin will get the money while Central Oregon will get $18 million. According to Senators Ron Wyden and ...
Sacramento State University students spent some time in the Siskiyou Mountains studying a herd of wild horses that they say could help reduce wildfires. It’s through an internship program in partnership with the nonprofit Wild Horse Fire Brigade that researches ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed at least 36 people and forced thousands to evacuate, officials said. Three separate wildfires have been burning on the island, including one that destroyed much of the historic ...