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OTEC workers helping restore power to areas ravaged by fire

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (OTEC) has sent a five-man crew and a superintendent to assist residents left without…

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Hikers douse 3 fires in same place in Eagle Cap Wilderness

Human-caused wildfires are troubling because they can’t be predicted, Todd Pederson said, but the danger is even more…

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Smoke likely to hang around all week

The pall of smoky pollution that has cloaked Baker County and much of Oregon the past several days…

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Fire Danger Still Extreme Locally

While the most destructive wildfires in Oregon history are ravaging much of the state west of the Cascades,…

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Bureau of Land Management urges caution as fire danger remains high

The Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District is urging outdoor recreationists to be careful during the Labor Day…

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California wildfire smoke spreads across Baker County

Wildfires that have burned hundreds of thousands of acres in Northern California have also dimmed skies in much…

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Fire resources relatively abundant

The combination of record-high temperatures and widespread lightning has elevated the wildfire risk in Northeastern Oregon this week.…

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Baldy fire growing near Baker/Malheur county border

A wildfire that started Monday evening near the Baker/Malheur county border north of Ironside is growing this afternoon,…

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Logging Limits

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to cancel a rule that has banned the cutting of large live…

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Fire burns 8,000 acres in Malheur County

A wildfire in Malheur County between Vale and Juntura grew rapidly after being reported Sunday afternoon, reaching 8,000…

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