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Update: Evacuation warning issued for Grouse Flat as Cougar Creek fire moves west

TROY — The Cougar Creek Fire burning just north of Wallowa County’s border with Washington is moving west,…

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Wallowa-Whitman National Forest tightens fire restrictions

BAKER CITY — Warning that tinder-dry fuels in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest would help any human-caused fires rapidly…

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New wildfire hazard map will be released with few changes after yearlong makeover

A statewide “wildfire risk map” that drew the ire of many Oregonians will return in several weeks with…

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Landowners must prepare for wildfire, speakers urge

LOSTINE — Wildfires in Northeast Oregon are inevitable, but landowners and communities can help firefighters by working to…

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Fire evacuation orders lifted

ENTERPRISE — All evacuation orders due to wildfires were rescinded at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, by the…

Wildfires

Weather comes to aid of firefighters

ENTERPRISE — Containment of the Double Creek Fire increased from 15% to 22% Tuesday, Sept. 13, amid lower…

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Veterans crew does battle against wildfires

IMNAHA — What do you do when your hitch in the military fighting for your country is up?…

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Fires show no growth in past day

WALLOWA COUNTY — Firefighters completed containment lines around the spot fire that broke out near the Imnaha Grange…

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Imnaha residents hold fast against fire, smoke

IMNAHA — The Imnaha Store and Tavern is the local gathering place in this unincorporated community on Wallowa…

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Spot fire breaks out near Imnaha Grange

ENTERPRISE — The Double Creek Fire spotted across the Imnaha River on Saturday, Sept. 10, near Imnaha Grange, according…

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