Raiders Wire

Sisters fire threatens Central Oregon town as 30 blazes burn in state

The number of uncontrolled wildfires in Oregon increased to 30 on July 24, up from 25 previously, following the recent ...

Oregon wildfires prompt ODFW safety warning: 'It's important to leave wildlife wild'

They didn’t sign up for this. Or did they? With fires ablaze across half of the state and tinder-dry conditions threatening the other half, Oregon is prominent on an ominous national map showing us ...

Air quality advisory extended across 11 Oregon counties due to fires

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has extended an air quality advisory to cover 11 counties as multiple ...

Oak Villa Fire near Dallas burns 50 acres, now 90% contained

The Oak Villa Fire northeast of Dallas burned an estimated 50 acres on July 21 and was 90% contained as crews from the ...

Akawa Butte fire in central Oregon is nation’s highest firefighting priority as strong wind fans flames

The Akawa Butte fire burning in central Oregon exploded in size this week and has now scorched more than 27,000 acres. The ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Oregon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, fill air with smoke, forcing businesses to close

Wildfires burning in Central and Eastern Oregon have upended life for people in those communities, with more than 1,000 ...

Air quality now poor in most of Oregon as smog covers Salem, Portland

Oregon DEQ has issued a smog advisory for Salem, Portland, Hermiston and Ontario as wildfire smoke blankets central, southern ...

Wildfires continue to burn across Oregon, prompting widespread evacuations, air-quality warnings as heat arrives

One of the fires, the Rowe Creek Complex in Jefferson, Wheeler and Wasco counties, has scorched more than 148,000 acres.