Prescribed burn associations provide knowledge and careful planning for controlled fires, legal protection, volunteer ...

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners plans to hold a public hearing next Wednesday to consider proposed wildfire ...

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 ...

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

SALEM, Ore. -- An Oregon man was charged with arson in connection to a raging wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes, one of the blazes gripping the West Coast with death and devastation. Michael ...

Oregon’s statewide 2025 fire season officially wrapped Friday with significantly fewer acres burned at a lower cost to the state than in previous years. But fires this year got much closer to ...

Congress failed to vote on an extension of the 2024 Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act that was co-sponsored by Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden At the end of 2024, wildfire survivors who had waited years to ...

Wildfire season is no longer a distant, once-a-decade scare. It is a recurring financial stress test for your home, your ...

In 2025, the Statesman Journal outdoors team wrote about fascinating people and traveled to stunning places. Here's our 10 ...