The fire outlook shifts dramatically come summertime. Large areas of Oregon, like the Klamath Basin, the Cascades, and ...

Eastern Oregon and almost all of Washington will likely be at “above average risk for large, costly fires,” one of the Northwest’s leading fire forecasters said Wednesday. The summer is shaping up to ...

By July, expected above-average temperatures across the western U.S. could counteract Oregon's decent snowpack and lack of ...

A level 3 evacuation order — meaning “go now” — remains in place ... fire crews said Thursday morning. The fire, located in southern Oregon south of the town of Ruch, remains 896 acres ...

An Oregon bill that would eliminate a controversial wildfire hazard map moved a step closer to reality after it passed the ...

By passing Senate Bill 88, lawmakers were able to repeal the map that was introduced in 2021. It now moves to the House, and ...

A study by the Oregon Department of Forestry says the power company, which a jury held liable in 2023, was not responsible for the Santiam Creek fire. A new study by the Oregon Department of Forestry ...

Under SB 762, homeowners living in areas that are at a high wildfire risk face stricter building codes and must reduce ...

These agreements enable Oregon to send resources when local wildfire activity is low and receive assistance when needed. Michael Curran, ODF’s Fire Protection Division Chief, emphasized the ...

Another group of Oregon firefighters is helping crews in North Carolina battle multiple wildfires, including one blaze just designated the 'highest-priority fire' in the nation. The Oregon ...

The fire, along with dozens of others, made Oregon's 2024 wildfire season the ... that we don’t have enough money to do all of that now, it’s a matter of which ones are the most important ...

The USDA Forest Service is looking to hire permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Washington and Oregon.