Government
Gov. Kotek proposes using $160 million from state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for one-time wildfire funding
Desperate for money to get through the next two wildfire seasons and with few proposals on the table ...
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Climate
Merkley warns of ‘tumultuous’ fire season amid federal cuts to wildfire support
Officials across Oregon say they will have enough firefighters on hand to battle expected wildfires this summer, but ...
Government
Oregon Republicans say Dems delaying vote on wildfire map repeal to get votes for wildfire funding
Republicans say Democrats are using the bill as a bargaining chip to get Republicans to vote on redirecting ...
Government
Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
Business
Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...
Local
Crews holding fire in Elkhorns at 7 acres
Fire crews have kept a wildfire on the east slopes of the Elkhorn Mountains northwest of Haines at ...
Local
Fire crews respond to lightning blaze burning in Eagle Cap Wilderness
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest fire crews are using water drops from helicopters to limit the spread of a 25-acre ...
Local
Firefighters douse two small lightning holdover fires near Granite
Firefighters have controlled two small “holdover” fires, sparked by recent lightning but not detected until later, in the ...
Local
Reward of $8,000 offered for information about July fires in Malheur County
VALE — The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and the Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District are offering a reward ...
Local
Wildfires continue to make homeowner insurance expensive, hard to get
Wildfires will continue to threaten not only homes in Oregon, but also the ability of homeowners to ensure ...