A wildfire in Central Oregon in the middle of March forced evacuations this week, prompting fire officials to warn that this ...

An early season wildfire in central Oregon prompted the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to order hundreds of residents north of La Pine to evacuate their homes on Tuesday afternoon. By 7 p.m., those ...

Portions of central and eastern Oregon will see an elevated fire risk on Thursday.

The National Weather Service says there is elevated fire risk this week for Bend, Madras, Prineville, Redmond and other communities in central Oregon.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A growing wildfire threat builds over the south-central region of Oregon as warmer and drier weather builds. An unusual western warming trend will increase the wildfire threat ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry is adding a new Multi-Mission Aircraft to boost its wildfire and emergency response ...

The Central Oregon Wildfire Educators Group is launching a series of regional preparedness fairs starting in April 2026.

Wildfire smoke in Oregon impacted fewer people in 2025 than in past years, a new report from the Oregon Department of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Jefferson County couple filed a lawsuit against a Central Oregon electric company on Tuesday, alleging the company’s equipment ignited the 2025 Cram Fire, which nearly turned ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry has strengthened its emergency response capabilities with the purchase of a new $13.23 million Multi-Mission Aircraft. The Twin Otter airframe replaces the agency's ...

Though fire is a threat to people, trees and forests themselves thrive with periodic blazes The ground was soft and black, like we were walking over a thick layer of […] ...

The Central Oregon Wildfire Educators Group (COWEG), created in 2022 under the Central Oregon Fire Prevention Co-Op, is proud to highlight years of momentum in wildfire preparedness, education, and ...