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‘This could have been much, much worse’: Grant County assesses the damage from July-August wildfires
CANYON CITY — Now that the wildfires burning in and around Grant County have died down, local emergency ...
Wildfires
Wildfires continue to make homeowner insurance expensive, hard to get
BAKER CITY — Wildfires will continue to threaten not only homes in Oregon but also the ability of ...
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Malheur National Forest lifts Courtrock Fire area closure
JOHN DAY — The Malheur National Forest has lifted the area closure for the Courtrock Fire on the ...
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Survey shows minor soil damage for most of Town Gulch Fire
BAKER CITY — Forest Service employees have estimated that more than three-quarters of the area burned in the ...
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Rail Ridge Fire’s rapid growth has Grant County on high alert
GRANT COUNTY — The Rail Ridge Fire’s explosive growth has Grant County once again concerned about active wildfires ...
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Wildfire trap worries rural Umatilla County residents
UMATILLA COUNTY — As fire season burns across Eastern Oregon, residents living near the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness ...
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E. Oregon ranchers to feel effects of wildfire disaster for years
BAKER CITY — Matt McElligott said the financial disaster wildfires wrought this summer in Eastern Oregon will linger ...
Wildfires
Grant County declares local disaster due to fire
CANYON CITY — With two major wildfires burning in the vicinity and at least two months left in ...
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WILDFIRE UPDATE: New team arrives Aug. 19 to manage fires near Ukiah
UKIAH — A new Type 3 management team is taking responsibility for the Battle Mountain Complex of fires ...
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Courtrock Fire declared 100% contained
MONUMENT — The Courtrock Fire has been declared 100% contained and command of the fire response is being ...