Wildfires

A brief moment of bipartisanship in the U.S. Senate turned political on Wednesday, when Republican lawmakers introduced a new provision to a wildfire bill. That bill, called the Wildfire Prevention Act, would mandate increasing prescribed fires and forest thinning in federal forests.

As a potentially active fire season nears, officials say business owners should ensure they are as ready at work as they are at home.

Lane Regional Air Protection Agency is urging the public to prepare for smoke events now.

The two Democrats said Congress has failed to fully prepare the U.S. Forest Service for what is expected to be a severe wildfire season.

Oregon’s wildfire season started early this year and is expected to last into October, according to state fire experts.

Voters in three Deschutes County fire districts are being asked to decide on levies that could fund emergency staffing and cut response times.

The training brought together 250 crew members from across the Mountain West for re-certification ahead of what could be a very active wildfire season.

Old growth forests with just modest exposure to fire are now most at risk for severe wildfires across the region. That’s according to a new analysis from scientists with Oregon State University and the USDA Forest Service Research & Development.

University of Oregon researchers say wildfires can form cancer-causing compounds in the soils they burn through.

The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative helps Jackson, Josephine and Klamath County students understand wildfire science.

Lane County is updating its Community Wildfire Protection Plan and invites residents to participate in a survey about wildfire preparedness and smoke impacts. The results aim to inform emergency response efforts and wildfire risk reduction strategies.

Attorneys for Rigoberto Hernandez Hernandez argue his rights to due process were violated when immigration enforcement officials arrested him last month.