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Public meeting in Baker City to discuss area wildfires

BAKER CITY — Residents in and around Baker City can find out more about area wildfires Monday, July…

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Body of pilot who died fighting Oregon wildfires recovered

JOHN DAY — The body of a pilot who died when his air tanker went down while battling…

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Baker County Sheriff: Volunteers, others ‘running ragged’ dealing with fires, evacuation notifications

Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash had to interrupt the interview to ask a question of his own. “What…

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Wyden, Merkley call on federal agencies to boost firefighting resources for Oregon

Oregon’s U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, on Thursday, July 25, sent a letter to two federal…

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Rye Valley resident talks about efforts to save neighbor’s home from Durkee Fire

Alison Oszman hopes the acute threat that the Durkee Fire poses to her home has passed. “We’re a…

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Weather turns from antagonist to ally for crews fighting Durkee Fire; blaze 20% contained

After playing the villain for a week, turning a single lightning bolt into the biggest wildfire in Oregon…

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Durkee Fire officials give update on Oregon’s — and nation’s — biggest blaze

Officials from the management team overseeing firefighting efforts on the 268,000-acre Durkee Fire gave an update via a…

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With gale-force winds forecast today, Baker County Commission chair urges residents in Level 3 evacuation areas to consider leaving

Baker County Commission Chairman Shane Alderson is urging residents within Level 3 evacuation notice areas, including Huntington, to…

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‘Running all over the place’ — volunteer fire bosses describe efforts to save homes from wildfires

After a week working in the heat and the smoke and the black of night to protect homes…

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Rash of new fires from Monday lightning keeps local crews busy between freeway, Highway 86

Oregon’s biggest wildfire, and the nation’s highest priority fire, is burning on the south side of Interstate 84,…

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