Wildfires

Six years after the Holiday Farm Fire, Blue River’s Melanie Stanley is fighting permit delays and county bureaucracy to rebuild historic Meyer’s General Store.

An Otis man already accused by the state of stealing hundreds of thousands in donations for victims of Labor Day 2020 fires was indicted Tuesday by a Lincoln County grand jury on two counts of aggravated theft from the American Red Cross.

The Oregon Department of Forestry says this year’s wildfire season has already outpaced 2024’s final net costs by about $35 million.

The Spokane Area Fires, comprising three large wildfires, have burned more than 8,000 acres as of Monday and are still uncontained.

Fire officials in Douglas County are urging the public to avoid starting fires with their vehicles after five were sparked Thursday near a roadway in the Riddle area.

Central Oregon wildfires endanger native animals. Think Wild shares tips on providing water, keeping pets safe, and protecting wildlife during fire season.

State environmental regulators warn unhealthy air conditions could persist through the week.

Umpqua becomes the second national forest in the area this summer to impose restrictions on the use of fire on its lands.

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.