A group of firefighters from Poudre Fire Authority are heading for California this week. One of the many wildfires there that is currently burning isthe Bridge Firein Angeles National Forest. There have also been teams from PFA fighting wildfires recently in Oregon. Those crews did doin...
Oregon Wildfires -- Valley Residents Feeling Safer -- Cool weather hampers fires, but puts damper on backburning
Disturbing new satellite imagery shows the vast scope of the wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon and California. Dozens of fires have turned skies orange, rained ash on cities and towns, destroyed several million acres of land and killed at least seven people. The Sept. 8 imagery comes cour...
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. - The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and partner agencies are currently on scene responding to a new fire southeast of Pine Mountain, 4 months ago Sheriff: Salem man arrested in connection with Slate Fire A Salem man has been arrested in connection with a wildfire ...
Oregon State Police placed Fire Marshal Jim Walker on leave Friday night, and he resigned Saturday. In a news release Saturday, State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton said only that a leadership change was needed to face the “unprecedented crisis” posed by the wildfires burning across the st...
2021). However, there are also problems in the simulation such as uncertainty of future severe fire weather. For example, the simulation model showed that on average, prescribed burning reduces wildfire extent in dry forested grasslands by only 1 ha per 3 ha. This suggests that it is almost ...
but experts are quick to note that it is not the leading factor in the size and scope of the fires we are seeing today. There are short-term fixes and preventative measures that at-risk communities can take, including prescribed burning and choosing more fire-resistant materials for houses....
He has also activated price gouging laws, which aim to prevent goods and services from becoming overpriced during the fires. A dozen counties are undertotal burn bans, meaning that no burning of forests, grasses, leaves or debris is allowed, nor are campfires, bonfires or open pit cooking or...
In California, over 3.1 million acres have burned — a state record— with six of the state's 20 largest wildfires in history currently burning. Officials in Oregon estimate that roughly 500,000 people — more than 10% of Oregon's population — have been forced to evacuate their homes. Was...
(Calkin et al.2005). In addition, the number of western US wildfires burning more than 400 ha has grown by 1300% in western US forests between 1984 and 2011 (Dennison et al.2014). Climate change is thought to play a significant role in this increase, through increased aridity of forest...