wildfires

Homeowners insurance will help protect you from fire, but Kenton Brine, president of the Northwest Insurance Council, said it might not cover the cost of rebuilding.

It is hot and windy to start the week across much of the Northwest. The National Weather Service has an Extreme Heat Warning in place for western Oregon through Tuesday.

Oregon has improved its ability to fight wildfires by acquiring two air attack teams.

August and September are often some of the most active months for wildfires here in the Pacific Northwest.

They said the legislation would provide dedicated federal support to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in Oregon and across the West, while also empowering communities to prepare for wildfires.

On Friday, the University of Idaho released the finalized results of its 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations.  The study concluded that cattle grazing does not negatively impact greater sage grouse and can only benefit the species through building robust habitat, increasing forage, and reducing invasive grasses that lead to catastrophic wildfires.  

Starting Monday, the Oregon Department of Forestry is adding fire precautions to the Central Oregon District.  The goal is to reduce human caused fires in the hot, dry conditions.  ODF said smoking while traveling will have to be inside of a vehicle and open fires will be prohibited.  That includes cam...

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins said her agency is deploying resources to assist the wildfire response in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Alberta, Canada.  The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center raised the wildfire preparedness level to 5 in late May as the country is experiencing very high to extreme wildfire activity.  US...

Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters were sent out of state Friday, to help other regions battling wildfires.  ODF's Jessica Neujahr said the state has various two-way agreements.   "Both of these types of agreements are great because they basically create a reciprocal cache of resources and create a larger, more comprehensive fire management system."   ODF ...

With the start of summer weeks away, and warmer, dryer weather in the forecast, the USDA is preparing for the wildfire season ahead.   “More than 1.1 million acres have burned this year, exceeding the ten-year average," said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins after receiving the operations wildfire briefing from the U.S. Forest Servi...