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Durkee Fire crosses Burnt River to north, prompts new evacuation notices along Burnt River Canyon Road
The Durkee Fire, which spread rapidly to the south and southeast on Friday, July 19, has spotted north ...
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Durkee Fire spreads to Rye Valley, prompts evacuation notices
The Durkee Fire spread southeast toward Rye Valley overnight into Friday, July 19, and the Baker County Sheriff’s ...
Wildfires
Baker Valley rancher fears short-term, long-term effects of Cow Valley Fire
Curtis Martin sat in his bulldozer in the smoky night and watched flames leap toward the cabin that ...
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Durkee residents say firefighters protected homes during ‘long night’
Terri Siddoway stood with her husband, Bert, in their driveway near Durkee on Wednesday morning, July 17, and ...
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Wildfire controlled near Huntington
Lightning is the suspected cause for several wildfires over the weekend in the southeast corner of Baker County. ...
Wildfires
Rock Creek fire hasn’t grown
The Rock Creek fire in the Elkhorn Mountains about 13 miles northwest of Baker City is 75% contained, ...
Wildfires
Work continues on fire in Elkhorns
An aerial armada that dumped thousands of gallons of fire retardant and water within several hours slowed a ...
Wildfires
Crews trying to stop new blaze burning high in Elkhorn Mountains
Fire crews are trying to slow a new fire burning near the head of Rock Creek high in ...
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Baker City man leading effort to stop nation’s biggest wildfire
Joe Hessel remembers when the Dooley Mountain fire, which burned 20,000 acres south of Baker City over several ...
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‘90-Day August’
Noel Livingston slides the cursor across the charts on his computer screen and what he sees, lurking behind ...