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Oregon wildfire updates: Bedrock Fire brings closure to Fall Creek, new fire near Newport

An emergency closure has been issued for the length of the popular Fall Creek area east of Eugene in response to the 7,156-acre Bedrock Fire. The closure was made Wednesday afternoon by Willamette ...

Flat Fire threatens 3,938 homes near Sisters, red flag warning issued for Aug. 24

The Flat Fire has continued to grow rapidly north of Sisters and evacuation orders were expanded in the early morning hours ...

Central Oregon air quality considered ‘unhealthy’ as growing Flat fire remains uncontained

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office expanded evacuation orders on Saturday evening and several subdivisions near the fire ...

Flat Fire in Jefferson, Deschutes Co. ‘fairly well under control,’ battalion chief says

S ISTERS, Ore. (KPTV) - The Flat Fire burning in the Jefferson and Deschutes counties was reported to be “fairly well under ...

How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger ...

Flat fire remains uncontained in Central Oregon; 4 homes, other buildings destroyed

The wildfire raging in Central Oregon has destroyed four houses and about half a dozen other buildings, the Deschutes County ...

Pickett Fire smoke threatens California vineyard: "Like licking an ashtray"

The Pickett Fire, the largest wildfire in the San Francisco Bay Area this year, started on Thursday and has burned about 10 ...