University of Oregon researchers say wildfires can form cancer-causing compounds in the soils they burn through.

Wildfires in California wine country and Central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters worked Sunday to try to contain the blazes amid dry, hot weather. The Pickett ...

Communities recovering from wildfires could soon receive federal help to clean up toxic debris left behind under a new ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Forests in the Pacific Northwest may be losing value due to wildfire risk and volatile timber pricing, according to a new analysis. Researchers at Oregon State University ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Nearly six months after the Rowena Fire devastated communities in the Columbia River Gorge, a new funding agreement aims to clear debris as residents recover. On Thursday, ...

At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to be paid in settlements over powerline-ignited fires got major ...

Monday morning at about 10:20 a.m., there was a fire at the Oregon State Penitentiary in the Oregon Corrections Enterprises building, or OCE. The building was evacuated and no injuries were reported.

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Firefighters with Clackamas Fire and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue extinguished a fire in the roof space of an Oregon City church on Christmas Day. Crews were called out to the ...

ASHLAND, Ore., Sept 10 (Reuters) - Arson investigators have opened a probe into the suspicious origins of a deadly Oregon wildfire that began in the town of Ashland and destroyed hundreds of homes in ...

When the siren sounds, they’ll have the staff to save lives. The Oregon Fire Department is receiving some major financial ...