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Right now, many residents rely on private fire companies to protect their homes. A fire district would provide broader protection in rural Josephine County.
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Meteorologists, whether in an office or near a wildfire, say it’s been an incredibly busy summer tracking and forecasting the wildfires across Oregon.
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Dozens of people living near a small town in Southern Oregon are under evacuation orders due to a rapidly growing wildfire, which has led Gov. Tina Kotek to declare an emergency.
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Wildfires in Eastern Oregon have significantly altered the landscape this summer — and burnt crucial livestock range grounds. That’s left many cattle displaced or dead, and ranchers facing major losses.
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More than a million acres have burned so far in Oregon’s wildfire season. As August gets underway, here’s an overview of some active blazes.
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The fire is moving into areas where salmon are waiting to spawn. Already in dire shape, experts worry that the Park Fire could be the deathblow to these fish.
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Almost 50 camping and hiking grounds in the state have closed amid decreasing air quality during wildfire season.
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Wildfires burning across much of the western U.S. and Canada are causing smoke to stretch across parts of central, eastern and southern Oregon.
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Multiple evacuation shelters have opened in a region that has experienced a string of large wildfires in recent years.
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The so-called Park Fire had scorched more than 550 square miles in Northern California as of Sunday, contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada.
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Nearly 2,500 firefighters battled California’s largest wildfire of the year in dangerous conditions on Friday as they tried to protect rural woodland communities north of Chico from the rapidly spreading blaze.
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The Oregon Department of Transportation said Friday that Oregonians who travel this weekend and in the days ahead should prepare for road closures.
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Two years ago Oregon officials pulled their map showing the fire hazard of properties throughout the state. That was after public backlash by those worried the data would impact home values and insurance rates. The state has released a new draft map. And people are still concerned.
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A spate of lightning storms coupled with hot dry weather has created high-risk wildfire conditions earlier than expected, officials said.