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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The governors of California and Nevada on Wednesday planned to tour the state line area blackened by one of several massive wildfires that have destroyed dozens of hom…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare.

The Bootleg Fire, which has destroyed an area half the size of Rhode Island, was 40% surrounded Friday after burning some 70 homes, mainly cabins, fire officials said.

Lawmakers should overhaul the Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s governing statute to improve the agency’s objectivity, according to state auditors.

WALLOWA COUNTY — Firefighters have made gains on the Elbow Creek Fire, but a couple areas of the blaze have given them fits over the last few days.

DENVER (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is visiting Denver on Thursday to address the federal government's response to a historic drought as the U.S. West battles massive wildfires and re…

While the tree may be handsome and provide shade in the summer heat, it is also highly invasive in urban, agricultural and forested regions and can create environmental impacts by blocking out…

The nation’s largest wildfire, Oregon’s Bootleg Fire, grew to 624 square miles overnight, but fire crews continue to make progress on controlling it.

The application deadline is Oct. 15.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that's currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive i…

PORTLAND — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help from outside the Pacific Northwest to prepare for additional blazes as many r…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is withdrawing a Trump-era rule that would have significantly rolled back critical habitat protections for the northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and…

WALLOWA — Firefighters have performed a successful burnout operation to the southeast of the Elbow Creek Fire, while at least two other places are giving them fits, staff working the fire said…

LA PINE — Even before he was allowed to return to his La Pine home, Mike Harper knew the damage from the Darlene Fire would be bad. The 72-year-old Harper returned to his 10-acres southeast of…

A wildfire north of Wenatchee, Wash., has grown to 11,000 acres but a fire spokesman said the outlook is “positive” Friday morning as good progress has been made toward containment.

U.S. wildfire managers have declared their highest level of alert, the earliest it has been reached in more than a decade.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday it is ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales on the nation's largest national forest — the Tongass National Forest in Alaska — and…

The Bootleg Fire — the largest in the U.S. —  had scorched more than 227,200 acres by early Thursday after a day of extreme behavior and explosive growth.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Karuk tribal citizen Troy Hockaday Sr. watched helplessly last fall as a raging wildfire leveled the homes of five of his family members, swallowed acres of forest where …

Three homes, 11 structures and an RV were destroyed in the Darlene Fire, officials confirmed Wednesday, as crews battled two separate wildfires in Central Oregon.

A wildfire north of Wenatchee, Wash., that has grown to 9,000 acres apparently was unintentionally caused, perhaps by an illegal burn.

NESPELEM, Wash. (AP) — Several wildfires are burning in northcentral Washington state, prompting an evacuation order for the town of Nespelem on the Colville Indian Reservation.

Firefighters battle blazes across the West as drought sets the stage for record fire season.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfir…

A rare morning lightning storm touched off a wildfire in northern Malheur County on Wednesday morning that could easily have turned into a major blaze fanned by gusty winds.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new conservation group has formed hoping to preserve state-owned land around Payette Lake in west-central Idaho where a private company has proposed a huge land swap that…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The number of wildfires and amount of land burned in parched California so far this year greatly exceed totals for the same period in disastrous 2020.

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Containment of three big wildfires in Northern California has increased but potential for a new round of winds this week was a concern, authorities said Monday.

Prolonged extreme heat continues to bake built-up grasses and other fine fuels that dried early during an unusually warm spring. Some timber also dried early.

SALEM (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has declared a state of emergency because of the imminent threat of wildfires across the state.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials ramp up response efforts in the face of a se…

WEED, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters faced more hot and dry weather on the lines of big wildfires in Northern California on Thursday.

A wildfire reported Wednesday afternoon on the Warm Spring Reservation grew to 1,500 acres by Wednesday night after jumping the Deschutes River and moving northeast into BLM land, fire officials said.

Lumber prices have slipped from the stratospheric highs seen earlier this year but the demand for Northwest logs is expected to remain healthy, experts say.

The Oregon Forest and Industries Council has hired former state senator-turned-lobbyist Chris Edwards as the organization's next president.

A federal bill that would add nearly 4,700 miles of National Wild and Scenic Rivers statewide in Oregon is being criticized for including a number of small creeks, streams and gulches that, in…

Conifer seedlings are in high demand after record wildfires in 2020 burned more than 1 million acres of Oregon’s forests, compelling landowners to salvage timber and replant their properties a…

HEPPNER — Kate Page is no Paul Bunyan, but the Oregon woman can swing an ax and use a saw with the best of them.

Fuel moistures low at range of elevations. Drought impact expected to increase.

The S-503 Fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation grew from roughly 4,300 to 6,200 acres Sunday night and was zero percent contained Monday morning, according to fire officials.

Prescribed fire, also known as "planned," "Rx" or "controlled" fire, is a fire set intentionally to limit hazardous fuels on the landscape.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has violated a court order by again proposing to harvest timber within a “recreation management zone” on public land near Springfield, Ore., according to a f…