Ruiz-Temple said the easiest thing Oregonians can do to protect their home from a wildfire is to create a 5-foot buffer space ...

Clear skies allowed NASA’s “Worldview” satellite to capture Oregon’s wildfire conditions from space Thursday. KOIN Portland. ... the Lone Rock Fire is 77,02 acres in size and 10% contained.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal recommends creating defensible space — the area around a home and property that is maintained to prevent wildfire from spreading. Within 5 feet around a home ...

P ORTLAND, Ore. – Following a historic wildfire season, the Oregon State Fire Marshal is expanding a defensible space program to help more Oregonians pay for wildfire prevention projects on ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Last year, Oregon had one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in its history—1.9 million acres burned, communities were tested, and lives were changed.

As dozens of wildfires continue to burn across the state, agencies are encouraging Oregonians to prevent, prepare and stay alert amid the fire season. News Today's news ...

Oregon's fire response is powered by the Fire Mutual Aid System, a network of roughly 11,000 firefighters from over 300 local agencies. Starting in June, a state-funded grant will add 1,500 ...

Oregon's Durkee Fire — the largest active blaze in the U.S. — has burned more than 268,500 acres of ... it leaves behind some empty space. Air from all around that fire rushes in to fill that gap.

The Cal Fire Lassen-Modoc Unit has sent a strike team of five fire engines to help suppress flames in southern Oregon.

In Oregon, the new building and so-called defensible space codes will affect only about 106,000 tax lots. But experts say that’s an important step in identifying and protecting fire-prone areas ...

The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from rural residents.

A live-fire demonstration showed even on a cloudy and drizzly Oregon day how defensible space and home hardening can protect against fire while buildings without can burn down quickly. The event ...