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Erik Neumann/JPRThe Oregon-based forest products company is starting to reach settlements with hundreds of plaintiffs. -
Erik Neumann/JPRLast summer, a wildfire destroyed much of the Lincoln Heights neighborhood in Weed, California. Residents鈥� access to state and federal assistance will determine whether this historically Black neighborhood will be able to stay together.
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Moderate weather and well-timed rainstorms in much of California combined to curb the acreage and structures burned. -
After wildfire season ends in the Western U.S., those who lost their homes begin sifting through what鈥檚 left to recover as much as they can. After the McKinney Fire this past summer, a team of trained dogs and archeologists helped recover cremated remains left in urns that were lost in the fire. -
The company has begun settlement discussions in multiple lawsuits alleging that its actions caused the fire in Siskiyou County in September. -
The Klamath National Forest has reduced the area under emergency fire closure, effective Oct. 1. -
United States Forest Service officials have opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the Mosquito Fire, according to a new filing by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). -
The Oregon Department of Forestry wants to remind Oregonians that even with the transition toward fall weather patterns, fire season is still very much in effect. -
Allegations against Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products include that the Mill Fire was avoidable and caused by the company鈥檚 actions.
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Oregon's fire response has changed since 2020 labor day fires. This weekend's high risk weather put into play, changes that have been made to Oregon emergency response. -
Wildland firefighters are always looking for new technology to make their jobs easier and safer. Firefighters are now using drones in their fight to protect communities. -
For some, this wasn鈥檛 their first time fleeing oncoming flames. People in Clackamas County and South Salem brought along their farm animals, while others didn't have a chance to grab anything. -
A conversation with Will Harling of the Mid Klamath Watershed Council about the McKinney Fire and the need to talk more about beneficial fire in our public lands. -
Oregon鈥檚 wildfire season has become more threatening this week, with evacuations in some parts of the state, smoky skies elsewhere, schools canceled ahead of planned power outages, and hundreds of thousands of acres now ablaze. Here are highlights from news across the region:
