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Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table that could meet costs ...
Firefighter Jennifer Colcon said her heart broke as soon as she saw it. A member of the Polk County crew with the Oregon ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said June 16 she doesn't think lawmakers have the votes this session to use the kicker to fund ...
Kotek favors the idea of using the interest generated by the state's Rainy Day Fund to pay for wildfire mitigation and ...
Firefighters made progress over the weekend containing two major wildfires in Oregon, including the Rowena and Ferry fires.
There is a new wildfire burning in central Oregon Monday. The Alder Springs Fire is estimated at 1,500 acres. The area ...
A baby deer fleeing a wildfire dashed toward firefighters in Oregon, deputies said. The young animal appeared from a burned area near Tooley Lake, first responders said in a June 14 Facebook post.
Helicopters, tankers, smokejumpers and rappellers joined forces with ground crews to tackle a fire that broke out Monday ...
The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized an incident management team and several structural protection task forces in ...
A bill would direct a majority of funds in the state’s tax rebate program to an account that would generate interest for efforts to combat wildfires.
The Alder Springs Fire broke out around midday Monday and had grown to 1,500 acres by 5 p.m., according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal's office.