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In August 2020, Thomas Duffy, 40, a pilot who was dropping water on the White River Fire near Mount Hood, died when his helicopter crashed. Statesman Journal reporter Isabel Funk contributed to ...
The Tunnel Five Fire or Tunnel 5 Fire was a wildfire in Skamania County, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge, near the border with Oregon. Ignited in the morning of July 2, 2023, [2] the fire was caused by a BNSF locomotive exhaust. [3] By July 10, the fire was 80% contained, [4] and by the following day it reached 100% containment. [5]
The Grizzly Creek fire's proximity to Interstate 70 resulted in a 13-day closure of the interstate. It threatened the Shoshone Generating Station and resulted in the evacuation of residences in the area, as well as closure of recreational land in portions of White River National Forest. The fire was ruled to be human-caused.
The 2024 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.. Predictions for the 2024 fire season made by the National Interagency Fire Center forecasted above average wildfire potential in the southeastern portion of the state and average wildfire potential throughout the rest of Oregon.
The fire was declared 100% contained on Wednesday, with a final burned acreage of nearly 10,000 acres and a cost of $5.2 million in fire suppression work. (Sarah A. Miller/smiller@idahostatesman.com)
USA TODAY 6 minutes ago Crews race to contain LA wildfires as menacing winds ramping up: Live updates. The Palisades Fire, the most destructive in Los Angeles' history, increased in size to ...
Fires included the Nakia Creek Fire in Southwest Washington and one on private timberland near Loch Katrine in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 30 miles east of Seattle. [18] [19] Flames from the Loch Katrine fire could be seen from Seattle. [20] On October 18 and 19, due to wildfire smoke, Seattle had the worst air quality of any major city in the ...
PHOTO: President Joe Biden stands with California Governor Gavin Newsom, as he visits a Santa Monica Fire Station to receive a briefing from Cal Fire officials on the Palisades wildfire, in Santa ...