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Salt Creek Road and Wasson Canyon Road remained closed at Highway 140, and Double Day Road is closed off of Butte Falls Highway. Highway 140 and Butte Falls Highway remain open. McCaffery Fire 75% ...
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality lifted an air quality advisory Tuesday for Baker, Grant, Morrow and Umatilla counties, due to improved smoke conditions and a favorable weather forecast.
Wildfires grew statewide into Labor Day and a new, wide-ranging closure was issued around Waldo Lake. Update: New closures for Cedar Fire at Waldo Lake Skip to main content
The Durkee Fire was a wildfire burning in Baker and Malheur counties in eastern Oregon. As of August 7, 2024, [update] the fire burned 294,265 acres (1,190.85 km 2 ) and is 95 percent contained. The Durkee Fire was the second-largest wildfire in the United States and was the largest wildfire in Oregon's 2024 wildfire season .
The fire, spotted at the intersection of Bodenhamer Road and Green Hill Road in Lane County, quickly spread. The fire was first reported just after 4 p.m., with smoke visible from various vantage ...
(While known in some social media circles and by some media outlets as the Oregon Road Fire, the official name is the Oregon Fire. [1]) As of September 15, 2023, the fire had burned 10,817 acres (4,377 ha) and was 97% contained. In addition to burning 384 structures, 126 of which were primary residences, the death of one person was determined ...
All Oregon Department of Forestry districts declared the beginning of fire season by July 1. [5] The Northwest Coordination Center upgraded the region's preparedness level (referring to the availability of firefighting resources) from PL 1 to PL 2 on July 3, PL 3 on July 23, PL 4 on August 12, and PL5—the highest level—on August 19.
A red flag warning has been issued for the Willamette Valley due to the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning igniting new wildfires. Oregon wildfires: Salem burn ban, Willamette Valley under ...