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Wildfire season hasn’t wrapped up yet in Oregon, and it’s likely to impact air quality through at least this weekend. Oregon wildfire smoke lingers, impacting air quality in Eugene, Bend as ...
A small wildfire in central Oregon quickly ... County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page showed black smoke burning behind ... wildfires, according to NBC affiliate KTVZ of Bend. In 2021, the ...
The wind-driven Darlene 3 wildfire was just outside city limits of La Pine, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Bend, and grew to nearly 4 square miles (10 square kilometers). Officials set up ...
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.
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.
A Department of Environmental Quality report shows air quality has worsened since 2012, with more frequent days categorized as unhealthy or worse.
On August 3, the fire started moving more north and east and started burning in heavy timber and by August 4, it had grown to around 1,200 acres (490 ha), and smoke was predicted to affect the cities of Bend and Sisters, Oregon. [10] An infrared reading on August 5 sized the fire at around 1,054 acres (427 ha).
Wildfire smoke impacted Oregon’s air quality across the state on Friday, but it's expected to gradually improve over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.