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Oregon Department of Forestry sends out firefighting team amid Jackson, Josephine fires
Jackson and Josephine counties' resources are strained after thunder and lightning storms Monday, with ODF confirming over 72 ...
Oregon wildfire updates: Elk Fire holds at 2,000 acres, remains 0% contained
As of the morning of July 10, the Elk Fire in Klamath County had burned 2,000 acres and was 0% contained. Levels 1,2 and 3 ...
National Weather Service issues Fire Weather Watch for central and south central Oregon
The National Weather Service in Pendleton issued a Fire Weather Watch for parts of central Oregon for the afternoon and ...
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Lightning Sparks 72 Fires in One Night in Southwest Oregon
The National Interagency Fire Center lists the whole of Oregon as having “significant wildland fire potential” for the month ...
Oregon Department of Forestry sends team to Southwest Oregon after lightning causes 72 fires
The Oregon Department of Forestry announced Tuesday that they deployed Incident Management Team 3 (IMT 3) to the ODF ...
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There’s No Better Way to Appreciate Nature’s Awesome Power Than to Explore the Northwest’s Volcanoes
Magma from the mantle finds its way to the surface, where it erupts as lava or ash and gas—sometimes in spectacular spurts, ...
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Fire Contained South of Sunriver
Crews from the Forest Service, Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch, LaPine Fire, and Sunriver Fire contained a fire Monday ...
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Oregon Goes Boom: Top 10 Things to Do at Newberry Volcano in Bend
In central Oregon between Crater Lake and the Columbia River Gorge, Bend is a top outdoor destination. Travelers will find ...
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All-hands on deck to fight Crook County’s Highland Fire with conflagration invoked; evacuation orders remain in place
As of Sunday afternoon, the Highland Fire southeast of Prineville remains at 1,500 acres with 0% containment. Crews worked ...
UPDATE: Elk Fire grows to 2,000 acres in Klamath County
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing several structural task forces to the Elk Fire in Klamath County roughly eight miles north of Bonanza. The fire was reported the morning of July 7 and ...