Wildfires destroy thousands of acres in the U.S. every year. But what made the California wildfires so intense and destructive, burning nearly 50,000 acres and destroying more than 12,000 homes? A ...
Oregon invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fourth time in 2025 for the Elk Fire in Klamath County. The wildfire, reported Tuesday morning roughly eight miles north of Bonanza, quickly grew ...
A fast-moving wildfire south of Prineville, Oregon, has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate under a Level 3 (Go Now!) order since Saturday evening. The Highland Fire, first reported in Juniper ...
As we watch the fires burn our neighbors’ homes in southern California, we have to keep in mind that the fires are not burning because of an inadequate water supply or a particular fire chief or ...
Oregon’s busy fire season saw its sixth conflagration declared July 14, far surpassing the record for midway through the month, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal. The state had already ...
BAKER CITY, Ore. (Aug. 06, 2024) – Baker County Sheriff's Office has issued additional evacuation levels for areas around the Town Gulch Fire. For the most current list of Level 1, 2, and 3 ...
DURKEE FIRE: Start date: July 17, 2024 | Location: 5 miles southwest of Durkee, OR | Personnel: 434 | Fire size: 116,431 acres | Cause: Lightning | Containment: 0% Yesterday (Saturday) was an ...
“After 4th day of blazes, Santa Anas may yield to rain” (Jan. 23): Praises to our San Diego fire department for making short work of the Gilman fire. If it had reached the UCSD campus with all its ...
The 2023 Lahaina Conflagration study concludes a system of mitigation strategies, including developing communities with greater structure separation, removing combustible connective fuels and ...