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Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
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Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...
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UPDATED: John Day firefighters dispatched to LA fires
LOS ANGELES — The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles may be the costliest in US history, and firefighters from ...
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Malheur National Forest renews Falls Fire area closure
JOHN DAY — Malheur National Forest officials have renewed the closure of the Falls Fire area. The closure ...
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Kotek calls special legislative session to pay wildfire bills
SALEM — The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and state leaders are ...
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Malheur reduces Rail Ridge Fire closure area
JOHN DAY — The Malheur National Forest is reducing the area closure for the Rail Ridge Fire, although ...
Wildfires
Malheur National Forest updates Rail Ridge perimeter closures
JOHN DAY — The Malheur National Forest has reduced the closure area for the Rail Ridge Fire on ...
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Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area to partially reopen
DAYVILLE — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Phillip W. Schneider Wildlife Area staff will open the ...
Wildfires
Parts of Rail Ridge Fire area remain closed to public access
DAYVILLE — While the impending arrival of elk season is drawing more hunters to the mountains, portions of ...
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Oregon Department of Forestry declares end to fire season in Northeast Oregon District
LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Forestry has terminated the fire season for forestlands protected by the ...