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Firefighters corral lightning blaze about 7 miles north of Durkee; rain helps temper fire danger

Firefighters have nearly contained a 65-acre wildfire started by lightning on Wednesday, Sept. 11, on private rangeland about…

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Crews douse several small lightning fires

Fire crews have doused several more small wildfires sparked by lightning on Sunday, Sept. 8. Most of the…

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Survey shows minor soil damage for most of Town Gulch Fire

Forest Service employees have estimated that more than three-quarters of the area burned in the Town Gulch Fire…

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Lightning starts several new small fires; most contained at less than half an acre

Lightning started several new wildfires on Sunday, Sept. 8, in Northeastern Oregon, but fire crews contained most of…

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Heat continues, lightning sparks new fires

September has arrived but so far the weather, and the wildfire situation, looks quite a bit like August…

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Weather shift should help reduce wildfire risk

The record-breaking wildfire season in Northeastern Oregon likely won’t end for at least another month, but the danger…

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‘Minimal activity’ on Boulder Creek Fire

The evacuation notices issued earlier this week for the Boulder Creek Fire in the Eagle Cap Wilderness northeast…

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Fire crews make significant progress on Boulder Creek Fire

Firefighters have made significant progress on containing the Boulder Creek Fire burning in the Eagle Cap Wilderness nortthwest…

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Level 1, 2 evacuation notices issued to alert hikers, campers to Boulder Creek Fire

The Baker and Union County sheriff’s offices have issued Level 1 — be ready — and Level 2…

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Forest Service trying to contain, rather than monitoring, fire in Eagle Cap Wilderness

The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is treating a fire in the Eagle Cap Wilderness as a regular wildfire rather…

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