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OPBGov. Kate Brown described the scene after visiting a burn in Southern Oregon and expressed hope for more progress moving forward. -
Andrew Nixon/CapRadioLarge-scale wildfires in the Northern part of the coastal range have been increasing at about 10% per decade since 1984 due to climate trends that make it easy for wildfires to spark, researchers found.
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Conditions are very favorable on all parts of the fire to continue mop up and rehab. The fire has burned 32,671 areas and is 65 percent contained.
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The department said wildfires have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land.
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When the Almeda Drive Fire burned through communities in Talent and Phoenix, Oregon, many wondered why there wasn’t more emergency evacuation information. The gaps in Jackson County’s alert system left many without critical information. And the same type of system is used across Oregon and California.
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The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday that it issued criminal citations to three men accused of setting up illegal roadblocks in the rural community of Corbett, Oregon.
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More evacuation levels lowered in Talent and Phoenix; I-5 Exits 21 and 24 have reopened.
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Shifting weather conditions - plus progress on major wildfires in the region - results in improved air quality in Southern Oregon and Northern California.
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A collection of tents continues to grow in a public park in Medford after last week’s deadly wildfires. Public testimony for and against the camp took up much of the time at Thursday’s city council meeting.
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Goats can be good for a lot of things, from cheese to yoga and now fire suppression.
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A new frontal system is expected to bring rains and thunderstorms to much of Oregon’s Cascades.
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"The smoke is so dense," one agricultural worker in Oregon told NPR. "I feel dizzy, my throat hurts and my head feels like it's going to explode." Their employers are also faced with tough choices.
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The fire remains at 14,536 acres. Containment has increased to 21 percent.
