Local
Saturday update: Crews battle Wallowa County blazes; new fires reported
Oregon Department of Forestry crews got the jump on three fires that emerged in Wallowa County on Thursday, ...
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Crews make progress on Cougar Creek fire, now at 14,778 acres
Firefighters continue to make progress on the Cougar Creek Fire burning just north of the Washington state line, ...
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Cougar Creek firefighters face challenging weather
TROY — Firefighters on the Cougar Creek Fire burning just north of the Washington state line are facing ...
Local
Cougar Creek blaze expands by 2,000 acres; evacuation warnings still in effect
TROY — A Level 2 evacuation warning remains in effect for a portion of northern Wallowa County, as ...
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Cougar Creek Fire tops 8,000 acres; evacuation warning remains in place
TROY — The Cougar Creek Fire had increased to 8,271 acres by Monday morning, July 22, but had ...
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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 ...
Wildfires
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 ...
Local
Landowners must prepare for wildfire, speakers urge
LOSTINE — Wildfires in Northeast Oregon are inevitable, but landowners and communities can help firefighters by working to ...
Local
Fire evacuation orders lifted
ENTERPRISE — All evacuation orders due to wildfires were rescinded at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, by the ...