/wildfire Wildfire en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:23:15 GMT /wildfire/2024-10-02/oregon-struggles-to-recover-more-than-24-million-from-people-responsible-for-wildfires A partial list from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows it has collected $86,000 of $24 million it paid to fight several dozen wildfires that were maliciously or negligently ignited over the last two decades. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:23:15 GMT /wildfire/2024-10-02/oregon-struggles-to-recover-more-than-24-million-from-people-responsible-for-wildfires Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-09-29/how-invisible-fences-can-make-oregon-rangelands-more-resilient-against-wildfires A conservation group will pilot a program that uses GPS, collars and cows. The concept could make Eastern Oregon rangelands more resilient against wildfires. Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:32:24 GMT /wildfire/2024-09-29/how-invisible-fences-can-make-oregon-rangelands-more-resilient-against-wildfires Alejandro Figueroa /housing/2024-09-26/long-awaited-rebuild-of-modular-home-park-for-wildfire-survivors-gets-new-manufacturer Royal Oaks Mobile Manor in Phoenix was destroyed in the 2020 Almeda Fire. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 01:29:21 GMT /housing/2024-09-26/long-awaited-rebuild-of-modular-home-park-for-wildfire-survivors-gets-new-manufacturer Jane Vaughan /wildfire/2024-09-26/state-leaders-send-oregon-forestry-department-extra-millions-to-cover-mounting-wildfire-costs The Oregon Department of Forestry is getting help from the state’s general fund to pay its bills after a record wildfire season. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 00:47:14 GMT /wildfire/2024-09-26/state-leaders-send-oregon-forestry-department-extra-millions-to-cover-mounting-wildfire-costs Alex Baumhardt /wildfire/2024-09-25/it-just-wont-quit-nearly-five-months-in-oregon-wildfire-season-expected-to-last-into-mid-october Oregon’s forest and fire leaders were succinct in describing this year’s wildfire season to a group of Oregon senators. Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:42:09 GMT /wildfire/2024-09-25/it-just-wont-quit-nearly-five-months-in-oregon-wildfire-season-expected-to-last-into-mid-october Alex Baumhardt /science-technology/2024-09-15/record-oregon-wildfire-season-keeps-nws-meteorologists-extremely-busy Meteorologists, whether in an office or near a wildfire, say it’s been an incredibly busy summer tracking and forecasting the wildfires across Oregon. Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:02:18 GMT /science-technology/2024-09-15/record-oregon-wildfire-season-keeps-nws-meteorologists-extremely-busy Joni Auden Land /wildfire/wildfire-tracker Get the latest information on wildfires in Southern Oregon and Northern California. These are the fires we're currently tracking. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:00:11 GMT /wildfire/wildfire-tracker JPR News Team /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-12/president-of-pacific-power-visits-talent-to-discuss-string-of-power-outages The president of electric utility Pacific Power visited the City of Talent Wednesday night to apologize for a series of power outages that have plagued the city this summer. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:28:01 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-12/president-of-pacific-power-visits-talent-to-discuss-string-of-power-outages Roman Battaglia /wildfire/2024-09-11/firefighter-labor-shortage-strains-oregon-fire-crews A national firefighter labor shortage is making it harder to suppress massive wildfires across the West, with fewer federal teams that Oregon can ask for help. Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:33:49 GMT /wildfire/2024-09-11/firefighter-labor-shortage-strains-oregon-fire-crews April Ehrlich /wildfire/2024-09-09/firefighters-battle-25-large-blazes-in-oregon-as-record-season-continues Crews are fighting three new blazes and are focused on about six fires where evacuation orders are in place. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 01:24:39 GMT /wildfire/2024-09-09/firefighters-battle-25-large-blazes-in-oregon-as-record-season-continues Lynne Terry