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Update: Bear Fire crews work to protect Bear Creek Guard Station
WALLOWA — The 25-acre Bear Fire did not grow overnight and is still smoldering about 12 miles south…
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Kotek, wildfire officials urge caution over the weekend and beyond
Oregon’s summer fire season has been unprecedented in the number of acres burned, it’s already cost hundreds of…
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Fire restrictions on ODF-protected lands lowered a notch
Fire restrictions on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry-Northeast Oregon District will be lowered from extreme…
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Commissioners laud firefighting efforts
ENTERPRISE — August still isn’t over, so neither is fire season, but the season in the county has…
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Fire update: Containment hits 80% on Cougar Creek, as a new blaze flares in the Eagle Cap
Containment on the Cougar Creek Fire burning just north of the Washington state border has reached 80% as…
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Cougar Creek Fire now 65% contained
Firefighters on the Cougar Creek Fire burning just north of the Washington state line are continuing efforts to…
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Cougar Creek firefighters fortify fire lines, extinguish hot spots
TROY — Firefighters on the Cougar Creek Fire burning just north of the Washington state border are reinforcing…
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Rain helps keep Cougar Creek in check
TROY — A half-inch or so of rain helped keep the Cougar Creek Fire in check on Tuesday, Aug.…
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Grande Ronde Road reopens near Cougar Creek Fire
TROY — Firefighters have built containment lines around 60% of the Cougar Creek Fire, burning just over the…
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Evacuation notices lifted for Cougar Creek Fire
TROY — Evacuation notices for the Cougar Creek Fire have been lifted, and Grande Ronde Road should reopen soon,…
