As of Tuesday, 35 active wildfires had burned more than 838,000 acres throughout the state and there have been 10 confirmed deaths. Multiple wildfires are burning throughout the Portland metro and ...
With rains and cooler temperatures in the fall, the Oregon Department of Forestry declared the end of the fire season for the state on Oct. 17. The scope of wildfires was relatively mild in 2025, ...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — There were 18 large fires burning in Oregon and Washington Saturday, leading to evacuations and targeted power outages in Oregon as the challenge of dry and windy conditions ...
Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to ...
In June, the Rowena Fire destroyed dozens of homes near The Dalles. However, state funding to complete cleanup wasn't ...
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of Friday, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts have terminated fire restrictions, marking the end of the 2025 Oregon fire season declaration. “Through aggressive ...
Donald Trump's claim that Portland is "burning to the ground" has been discredited by a map of active fires in the city, showing there are none. In an attempt to justify his efforts to send National ...
The federal shutdown has led to pauses in payment for forestry work in Oregon. That’s impacting wildfire prevention contractors. FILE - The Beachie Creek Fire burned nearly 200,000 acres east of Salem ...
Despite early forecasts of a punishing 2025 wildfire season, Oregon escaped relatively unscathed. The season started with an ominous blaze. In just a few days in June, the Rowena Fire, just west of ...
I frequently read anecdotes and even research suggesting that “active forest management” can successfully slow or stop wildfires. In my experience, many of these claims ignore the role of changing ...
This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. Despite early forecasts of a punishing 2025 wildfire season, Oregon escaped relatively unscathed. The ...