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Oregon's ability to prepare for disasters is at risk after the Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled a grant program, ...

In October, Glover became the sole full-time employee of the Anchorage Fire Department’s newly reconstituted wildland fire ...

With federal funds being held back from numerous infrastructure projects across the nation, many Oregon cities are facing ...

Senator Ron Wyden met with state and federal firefighters to discuss Oregon’s upcoming wildfire season. He addressed the ...

The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative is beginning the second half of their second annual free Wildfire Preparedness ...

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Portland General Electric Company's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Results Conference Call. Today is Friday, April 25, 2025. [Operator Instructions] For opening ...

Last year was a record year for wildfires in Oregon, as 1.93 million acres were burned, surpassing the old record of 1.2 million acres, set in 2012. Is this a byproduct of the warmer and drier climate ...

In 2024, Oregon had a historic wildfire season where more than 1.7 million acres burned. Gov. Tina Kotek called a special session in November 2024 to obtain funding for firefighters and vendors.

Malheur County saw catastrophic wildfires in 2024 with the Durkee and Cow Valley Fires. Combined, twin megafires – a term ...

By July, Eastern Oregon and almost all of Washington will likely be at “above average risk for large, costly fires ,” one of ...

The fire outlook shifts dramatically come summertime. Large areas of Oregon, like the Klamath Basin, the Cascades, and ...