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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. ...

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Rock Creek fire hasn’t grown

The Rock Creek fire in the Elkhorn Mountains about 13 miles northwest of Baker City is 75% contained, ...

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Work continues on fire in Elkhorns

An aerial armada that dumped thousands of gallons of fire retardant and water within several hours slowed a ...

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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 ...

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Crews douse 10-acre blaze near Huntington that might have been sparked by illegal use of fireworks

Firefighters from multiple agencies quickly doused a grass fire late Wednesday, July 21 near Huntington that might have ...

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Baker County avoids fires, but not smoke

Baker County has so far missed the big wildfires burning in Oregon and elsewhere in the West, but ...

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