A century ago was the first anniversary of Berkeley’s 1923 Wildfire. The September 17, 1924 Berkeley Daily Gazette carried an extensive summary of developments since the conflagration. “There has been ...

Wildfires destroy thousands of acres in the U.S. every year. But what made the California wildfires so intense and destructive, burning nearly 50,000 acres and destroying more than 12,000 homes? A ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) - The Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized resources to the Service Fire in Wheeler County overnight as the fire, pushed by gusty winds and critical fire conditions, rapidly grew ...

As we watch the fires burn our neighbors’ homes in southern California, we have to keep in mind that the fires are not burning because of an inadequate water supply or a particular fire chief or ...

Oregon’s busy fire season saw its sixth conflagration declared July 14, far surpassing the record for midway through the month, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal. The state had already ...

A wildfire in central Oregon grew overnight and more than a thousand structures near the blaze were determined to be in evacuation zones. The Darlene 3 Fire broke out around 2 p.m. Tuesday on the ...

DURKEE FIRE: Start date: July 17, 2024 | Location: 5 miles southwest of Durkee, OR | Personnel: 434 | Fire size: 116,431 acres | Cause: Lightning | Containment: 0% Yesterday (Saturday) was an ...

Oregon invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fourth time in 2025 for the Elk Fire in Klamath County. The wildfire, reported Tuesday morning roughly eight miles north of Bonanza, quickly grew ...

A fast-moving wildfire brought evacuations near Dufur after burning 7,000 acres of grass and timber in Central Oregon. The Larch Creek Fire was 5 miles southwest of Dufur, closest to Friend, burning ...

Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act Tuesday for the Service Fire, which grew rapidly to 15,000 acres in Wheeler County southeast of Fossil. The fire, pushed by gusty winds and ...