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Gov. Tina Kotek is urging Oregonians to stay vigilant as a record wildfire season continues.

A man has been arrested after setting a fire on Bureau of Land Management land in Lane County in early July.

Oregon has a new draft map illustrating which areas are most susceptible to wildfires.

The Public Safety Power Shutoff is a little-used method meant to keep electrical equipment from sparking a wildfire, but it’s one Oregonians should prepare for.

An assessment of wildfire hazards across Oregon landscapes is getting a new name after drawing the ire of property owners previously identified as high risk.

Officials say gaps in the region’s radio system put both first responders and rural communities at risk.

Supporters say forming a fire district will keep the region safer and lower insurance premiums.

Gov. Tina Kotek ended her listening tour of Oregon’s 36 counties Thursday by visiting communities in Lane County impacted by the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires.

Researchers hope to train students to research wildfires, and help communities plan to be more resilient.

Western junipers have been steadily expanding across Oregon, depleting water resources in areas that have already been suffering from low rainfall. A proposed bill by Oregon lawmakers aims to change that.

This past weekend in a forested area outside Eugene, a group of Native American firefighter trainees carried out a prescribed burn. That’s a deliberate and controlled fire, often called a “cultural burn” by Native people as it follows methods practiced by their ancestors. And the tradition is making a comeback.

As wildfires have burned throughout the Northwest this summer, some forest stands have fared better than others. Managers say that’s thanks, in part, to…