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Jules Hotz/CalMattersAfter saying it would run out of funds by March, California鈥檚 last-resort fire insurance provider will impose a special charge of $1 billion on homeowners and insurance companies, the first such move in more than three decades. -
Courtesy of the Northwest Interagency Coordination CenterFive counties in eastern Oregon will get federal help paying for recovery from historic wildfires that destroyed rangeland, homes and other structures in central and eastern Oregon, hitting five counties the hardest.
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Almost 50 camping and hiking grounds in the state have closed amid decreasing air quality during wildfire season. -
Wildfires burning across much of the western U.S. and Canada are causing smoke to stretch across parts of central, eastern and southern Oregon. -
Multiple evacuation shelters have opened in a region that has experienced a string of large wildfires in recent years. -
The so-called Park Fire had scorched more than 550 square miles in Northern California as of Sunday, contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada. -
The Park Fire burning northeast of Chico has exploded, becoming the largest wildfire in the country. -
The Park Fire in far Northern California has grown to the largest wildfire in the country at 350,012 acres as of Saturday afternoon. -
Nearly 2,500 firefighters battled California鈥檚 largest wildfire of the year in dangerous conditions on Friday as they tried to protect rural woodland communities north of Chico from the rapidly spreading blaze. -
The Oregon Department of Transportation said Friday that Oregonians who travel this weekend and in the days ahead should prepare for road closures. -
A tanker plane that disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting one of the many wildfires spreading across several Western states has been found, and the pilot on board is dead, authorities said Friday. -
Widespread evacuations remained in place Thursday due to the Park Fire. It started in Upper Bidwell Park in Chico on Wednesday. -
A spate of lightning storms coupled with hot dry weather has created high-risk wildfire conditions earlier than expected, officials said. -
A wildfire that authorities say was fueled by strong winds has led to the first death in California of the 2024 season.
