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Prescribed fire spreads into Walla Walla’s watershed

WALLA WALLA — A prescribed fire intended to help protect the source of Walla Walla’s drinking water from…

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Bear Fire south of Wallowa measured at 40 acres

WALLOWA — The Bear Fire near Wallowa has been more accurately measured at 40 acres, according to a…

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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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