Rogue River Moon Complex wildfire explodes, doubles in size as new evacuation orders issued

The Moon Complex is composed of two wildfires that merged. They ignited on Sept. 3 after a spate of lightning strikes. The fire has burned in the Rogue River Canyon near Paradise Lodge and Half Moon ...
Hoodline

Oregon Wildfire Smoke Returns to Haunt San Francisco Weekend as Air Quality Returns to Moderate

Wildfire smoke from Oregon's Moon Complex fires drifted into San Francisco over the weekend, prompting air quality advisories ...
Yahoo

Oregon wildfires: Burdoin Fire destroys 45 structures, red flag issued in S. Oregon

The Burdoin Fire has destroyed at least 45 structures on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge and hundreds of residents remain on a level 3 "go now" evacuation order near Lyle, Wash., for a ...
Yahoo

Oregon wildfires: Emigrant Fire grows to 16,000 acres, evac levels dropped on Flat Fire

The Flat Fire near Sisters appeared to be winding down on Aug. 29 but the Emigrant Fire continues to chew through forest south of Oakridge. The two fires are the state's largest, but a collection of ...
Oregonian

Wildfires rage in central and eastern Oregon, though firefighters make progress

Seven large wildfires continue to burn throughout Oregon as fire season kicks into high gear. In total, more than 60,000 acres have burned in the state, according to the Northwest Interagency ...
Oregonian

How rapid spread of misinformation pushed lawmakers to kill Oregon’s wildfire risk map

This story was originally published by ProPublica. This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact. A year after Oregon endures its most destructive fire season on record in 2020, state lawmakers ...
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Oregon wildfires, Shasta Cascade forest fires, smoky days point to season's elevated risk

Wildfire smoke blanketing parts of Northern California and southern Oregon have brought some of the worst air quality to the Shasta Cascade region so far in July. In addition to the 15,000-acre Green ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon wildfires: New wildfires on Rogue River bring camping limits, evacuations

Thunderstorms raked Oregon with lightning strikes the evening of Sept. 3 and ignited numerous new wildfires across the state, according to state and federal officials. Firefighters and hot shot crews ...
NBC Bay Area

Wildfires expand in Oregon and California, threatening homes and prompting evacuations

Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and central Oregon as crews battled the flames in dry, hot weather. The ...
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Wildfires threaten homes in Oregon and California, prompting hundreds of evacuations

Thousands of homes in Northern California wine country and central Oregon were under evacuation orders and warnings Sunday as firefighting crews battled wildfires in dry, hot weather. The Pickett Fire ...
Salon

How right-wing misinformation killed Oregon’s wildfire risk map

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This ...
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How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map

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