An imposing column of gray cloud shoots into the sky from the Durkee fire — a wildfire that is around 244,000 acres burning in eastern Oregon. That cloud is called a pyrocumulus cloud — or fire cloud.

In the past week, Oregon wildfires have wiped several towns off the map, displaced thousands of people, and left thousands more inhaling hazardous smoky air—all while firefighters are working ...

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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon State Fire Marshal is urging residents to prioritize fire safety during the winter, having investigated 10 home fires since Jan. 1 across the state. Recent incidents ...

Bill Newman, who manages Top Ranch in Grant County, Ore., said wildfires happen in the region every year to some degree. “The fires aren’t the problem. The problem is the fuels built up on the ...

Salem, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon State Fire Marshal is urging Oregonians to take preventative action and to be mindful in order to prevent home fires. Oregon Governor declared this week, January 19-25 ...

Oregon legislators have passed a bill to address the growing number of battery-sparked fires at garbage and recycling facilities, on garbage trucks and at landfills. In Lane County, at Short Mountain ...