Record-low snowpack, 17 counties in drought, and dangerous heat are converging to create what officials fear could be one of ...

Nearly half of Oregon counties are now in emergency drought status as the state adds a high-tech tool to its firefighting ...

Emergency managers are urging Portland metro area residents to learn recommended evacuation routes in their respective ...

Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency on June 16 due to what her office called the "imminent threat of wildfire." Oregon is headed into this summer at historically dry levels and forecasts ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is preparing to debut some state-of-the-art equipment this fire season, a new multi-mission ...

The Darlene 3 fire started in the afternoon, June 25, 2024, and spread overnight to 1,700 acres in Deschutes County, Ore. automation A wind-driven wildfire threatening homes and causing evacuations in ...

Wildfire managers and policy makers in Oregon and Washington often evaluate a community’s wildfire risk based on environmental factors such as the probability of wildfire exposure or the number of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As wildfire season begins, emergency responders across the Portland metro area's tri-county region have rolled out a new ...