wildfire prevention

The legislation — House Bill 3940 — is a mash of options proposed by a wildfire funding work group that looked into the challenges of paying to mitigate, suppress and fight fires.

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

Fire departments across Oregon will receive more money for staffing ahead of this year’s wildfire season.

In a wildfire, overgrown brush can be the tinder that threatens a nearby home. Now, an Oregon nonprofit is offering to help property owners reduce their risk by clearing it away.

Oakridge leaders say their city’s airport needs a new runway and advanced air mobility to better detect and suppress wildfires. They’re backing an effort to upgrade the airstrip and create a hub for autonomous aircraft operations.

Emergency responders and members of the public will be able to keep better tabs on potential wildfires in the McKenzie River Valley thanks to a new wildfire detection camera that will go online in July.

The Bureau of Land Management says summer-time fire prevention restrictions will take effect this Friday on its land in Oregon and Washington.

Lane County has begun six projects intended to proactively reduce wildfire risks.Of $5 million allocated to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) by a…