Oregon Fires Claim No Kids in 2012
EUGENE, Ore. — For the first time ever, state fire marshals reported that no children died in fires in Oregon in 2012. Firefighters attribute the record-breaking news to a team effort of fire codes,...
View ArticlePreparing for Wildfire Season
EUGENE, Ore. – Wildfires are already popping up in western Oregon, and fire crews are reminding Oregonians to take the necessary precautions when burning outside. Last week, the Honeygrove Hobbit Fire...
View ArticleDry and Windy Weather Sparks Wildfires
EUGENE, Ore. – Warm, dry and windy weather Saturday and Sunday sparked wildfires across Oregon. The Oregon Department of Forestry battled larger-than-average wildfires for May over the weekend. Weather...
View ArticleODF Reaches Out for Help
EUGENE, Ore. — A rash of fires kept response crews busy all weekend, especially since they aren’t staffed at normal fire season levels yet. The Oregon Department of Forestry says most of its summer...
View ArticleHotshot Firefighters Among the Best
EUGENE, Ore. – Firefighters go through extensive training before taking on a fire, but Hotshot crews go through even more intense training. Hotshot crews in the Siskiyou National Forest are some of the...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Glendale Fires
GLENDALE, Ore. — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of setting several fires. The fires ranged in size from one-tenth of an acre to a half-acre and were all near the West...
View ArticleOregon Wildfire Update
EUGENE, Ore. – Several large wildfires continue to burn across Oregon, Monday. In Douglas County, the Douglas Complex fires have burned 13,400 acres near Glendale. The fire is made up of three...
View ArticleNational Guard Joins Fire Crews
GLENDALE, Ore. — The Oregon Military Department and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management began assisting fire crews on Douglas Complex fires Wednesday. The Oregon Army National Guard provided five...
View ArticleFires Start in Umpqua National Forest
ROSEBURG, Ore. – The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters suppressed two fires started by lightning in the Umpqua National Forest, Saturday. One fire was located in the Little River area east of...
View ArticleDeception Fire Causes Smokey Skies
OAKRIDGE, Ore. – There has been quite a bit of smoke in the valleys this weekend and Monday. It’s all a part of the Deception Complex Fire near Oakridge. “Since July there has been five thunderstorms...
View ArticleYellow Point Fire Burns 550 Acres
NEAR ALMA, Ore. — Firefighting crews worked to contain the Yellow Point fire Sunday near Alma. Ground crews are working to create fire lines and helicopters are fighting the blaze from the sky. Flames...
View ArticleWildfires Cause Unhealthy Air Quality
EUGENE, Ore. — Smoke from fires burning in Oregon and California caused hazy skies and smoke to linger in the Willamette Valley this weekend. While conditions stick around, public health officials...
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