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2.3 million trees replanted in Santiam State Forest after Beachie Creek fire

Wildfire

Oregon Department of Forestry finishes Santiam reforestation project

The Beachie Creek fire burned thousands of acres of the Santiam State Forest in 2020 — leading to massive effort to replant the trees that were lost.
The Story

From first-year trainees to seasoned veterans, these young people fight Oregon's wildfires

In June, dozens of men and women attended wildland firefighter training camp in Sweet Home ahead of Oregon's historically bad 2024 fire season.
The Story

From first-year trainees to seasoned veterans, these young people fight Oregon's wildfires

In June, dozens of men and women attended wildland firefighter training camp in Sweet Home ahead of Oregon's historically bad 2024 fire season.
National

Southern California wildfire forces thousands to evacuate

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County has burned more than 20,000 acres since Wednesday. Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders Friday morning.
Wildfire

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California

With predicted gusts between 50 mph and 100 mph, and low humidity levels, parts of Southern California could experience “extreme and life-threatening" conditions.
Nation World

Maui wildfire: No criminal charges after investigation into fire that killed 102

The wildfire that killed 102 erupted from an earlier brushfire, sparked by downed power lines, that firefighters believed they had extinguished.
Science

How Oregon State University's new lab will test grapes for wildfire smoke damage

OSU's new state-of-the-art lab can produce results in days so that winemakers can have a sense of the extent of smoke damage on their grapes.
Wildfire

Washington DNR celebrates new tools, new laws as fire season gets closer to its end

Commissioner Hilary Franz said the season did have some major fires, but most were kept small thanks to quicker response.
Wildfire

Man turns himself in for setting a wildfire intended to signal help

An investigation revealed that a man had started multiple fires to signal for help, but lost control of the fires, setting the surrounding forest ablaze.
Wildfire

Fire near Bend prompts 'Go Now' evacuations

The wildfire broke out southeast of Pine Mountain Monday afternoon spreading to nearly 2,000 acres by nightfall, prompting expanded Level 3 and 2 evacuations.
Wildfire

Emergency funding approved to fight Oregon wildfires, but the Department of Forestry is still in the red

While approving a $47.5 million request to send emergency money to the Department of Forestry, some legislators called the current funding model unsustainable.