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It’s been two months since the Rowena Fire tore through 3,000 acres, destroying dozens of homes in The Dalles. Now the area ...
Two months after the Rowena Fire destroyed dozens of homes, cleanup efforts remain on pause until the county can secure ...
Nearly two months since the Rowena Fire tore through Wasco County, destroying 56 homes and 91 other structures, local ...
Multiple leaders from Oregon and Washington received letters from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Aug. 14 after she called out the sanctuary jurisdictions. Read online: ...
Water-dropping aircraft are a key part of efforts to fight wildfires. And with the 2025 season especially fiery, these pilots ...
Victims of the Rowena Fire allege that the mass destruction and dozens of homes that were burned were caused by sparks from a Union Pacific train.
Catch up quick: The Burdoin fire was burning near where the Rowena fire destroyed more than 50 homes in a small community between Hood River and The Dalles last month.
By Steve Wilent For The Mountain Times I’ve written several columns about the state’s wildfire risk map and the importance of creating defensible space that gives your home a better chance of ...
The governor declared the state of emergency on June 20, with an expiration date of July 30. It's now extended through Nov. 2.
The Burdoin Fire in the Columbia River Gorge burns 10,700 acres and remains uncontained Fire officials say 14 residences have been destroyed and 37 have been damaged.
The “Ring of Fire” is more of a convenient, colloquial concept to describe the plate boundaries that surround the Pacific Basin, rather than scientific terminology.
Cooler weather helped the 870 firefighting personnel assigned to the Burdoin Fire get a small foothold on the Columbia River Gorge wildfire but evacuation levels are expected to remain in place as ...