Environment
Redmond Fire receives $75,000 grant to help homeowners improve defensible space
Redmond Fire & Rescue has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Oregon Department of the State Fire ...
Bend
Deschutes County Firewise helps harden communities
Each summer and into fall, wildfire burns unnervingly close to communities in Central Oregon. The response from fire ...
Environment
During a catastrophic fire situation, could Bend’s fire hydrants run dry?
As fires exploded across parts of Los Angeles County in early January — decimating entire neighborhoods and causing ...
Wildfires
Oregon strike teams arrive in L.A., providing frontline support to SoCal firefighters
The 15 Oregon strike teams mobilized to help control wildfires in the Los Angeles area arrived in Southern ...
Environment
Central Oregon fire crews dispatched to Los Angeles to assist fire fighting effort
Firefighters and engines from Central Oregon are on their way to Southern California to help local fire crews ...
Local News
Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits
Three Oregon lawmakers want to stop utility companies from raising rates on customers while those companies are still ...
Local News
Biden issues disaster declaration for Oregon’s wildfires
President Joseph Biden approved a major disaster declaration on Thursday to help five Oregon counties — Gilliam, Grant, ...
Business
With new funding, Oregon pays wildland firefighting vendors
Oregon is paying its bills after a record-setting wildfire season. The Oregon Department of Forestry had processed $88 ...
Local News
Some worry about using traditional approach to fighting wildfires in rural Oregon
When Oregon’s 2024 fire season ended in late October, over 1.9 million acres had burned across the state ...
Environment
Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Archie Creek Fire
The federal government is suing PacifiCorp and its subsidiary, Pacific Power, seeking to recover “hundreds of millions of ...
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