fire season

The U.S. Forest Service is looking for new wildland firefighters in Oregon and Washington.

The Lane County Board of Commissioners passed a motion on Tuesday banning fireworks in unincorporated areas during fire season.The ban goes into effect…

A utility that serves the Pacific Northwest is launching a fire preparedness and safety education effort to ready people for the 2019 fire season. Drew…

Officials are expecting an active fire season in western Oregon this summer and they want people to practice fire safety.Last summer, the Terwilliger fire…

Tuesday marked the official start of the Douglas Forest Protective Association’s fire season. Backyard debris burning is now banned within the 1.6 million…

Unseasonably hot temperatures and low humidity have led the Lane Fire Defense Board to temporarily ban outdoor fire activities. Beginning this Thursday in…

Fire restrictions are in effect beginning today on more than a million acres in Douglas County. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports. The Douglas Forest Protective…

Fire officials say 10 small brush fires set along a Bend area road this morning were caused by a faulty car part.Dave Howe is Battalion Chief of the Bend…

In much of the West, wildfire season has gotten off to a relatively slow start this summer. Some recent, timely rains have helped a lot. The moderate…

Local, state and federal officials are bracing for an expensive, potentially catastrophic fire season.Over the past two years, the Oregon Department of…

If you see smoke coming from the northwest corner of Howard Buford Recreation Area —do not panic. Lane County is conducting a prescribed ecological burn--…

The Yellow Point Fire, which broke out Friday afternoon, is roughly 220 acres. It's located about 25 miles west of Cottage Grove. No homes or structures…