Fire lines have to withstand testing by a fire before containment is declared in an area.

Five years after the Holiday Farm Fire ravaged the McKenzie River Valley, destroying hundreds of homes, survivors still grapple with delayed grief and the lingering trauma of witnessing their homes and everything they owned go up in flames.

Patence Winningham was Lane County's Emergency Manager when the Holiday Farm Fire swept through the McKenzie River Valley. That's also her home. She reflects on that time and how Blue River has recovered.

Oregon’s deputy emergency manager said, five years after the devastating Labor Day Fires, the state is better equipped to handle disasters

The 2020 Labor Day fires destroyed more than 1,700 manufactured homes — about 42% of all homes destroyed in Oregon that weekend. Most were in Jackson County, where the Almeda Fire burned across the towns of Talent and Phoenix, tearing through neighborhoods lining the Interstate 5 freeway.

Thousands of homes were threatened by fire in Central Oregon and nearly all survived.

Forecasted cool temperatures and rain will likely impede growth this weekend or next week.

Warmer, windier weather with a chance of thunderstorms means likely fire growth, officials say.

Firefighters in Central Oregon made significant progress against the state’s largest fire over the weekend, despite difficult weather conditions.

The Labor Day fires changed western Oregon’s view of wildfires in an era of climate change.