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Ashland’s Wildfire Risk Assessment Program is hoping to attract new volunteers to its ranks as the program works to answer the growing demand for home fire-risk assessments. The WRAP program will be ...

Ashland’s Wildfire Risk Assessment Program is hoping to attract new volunteers to its ranks as the program works to answer the growing demand for home fire-risk assessments. The WRAP program will be ...

The Bovee Fire near Halsey, Neb. is now 18,932 acres and has reached 56% containment, according to a spokesperson for Rocky Mountain incident command who's on scene.

The Lane County Sheriff's Office lowered evacuation levels Monday to lift the entire Oakridge area from Level 3 (Go Now) to Level 2 (Set). Eastern Lane County, east of Waldo Lake and north of Waldo Lake Wilderness, and western Deschutes County remain at Level 3. Fire officials will continue to work with local law enforcement to communicate fire conditions and keep the community safe. People who have mobility limitations or are particularly sensitive to smoke are encouraged not to return to ...

The Lane County Sheriff's Office lowered some evacuation levels yesterday due to changing conditions and progress on the fire. Evacuation levels in the communities of Westfir and portions of Oakridge were lowered from Level 3 (Go Now) to Level 2 (Set). High Prairie and the areas north, east, and southwest of Oakridge remain in Level 3 evacuation status. Fire officials will continue to work with local law enforcement to communicate fire conditions and keep the community safe. People who rema...

That will come back to their homes and this is what theyre going to look like. its interesting to see the fire behavior. i want to show you one of the trucks here, because half of it was burned. the other half was not. so its just interesting to see how this fire moves throughout the area. but the reality is, it is so dry. that is why, bianna, it is spreading so quickly. >> yeah. no rhyme or reason. look, this isnt an anomaly. were covering this story every year, these wildfires. thank you so mu...

Here. how challenges are the circumstances right now? >> yeah, absolutely. 10% gain is a gain, and well take that. you know, its very challenging. what we have seen on this fire is very indicative of what we have seen in fires throughout california and the west over the last few years. these fires are burning with just such a veracity and intensity. it makes it extremely challenging and dangerous for both the public and for firefighters. >> i was reading some reporting this morning of folks, you...

Chief described those flames. take a listen. >> the fire behavior that were seeing on this incident is really unprecedented. its moving extremely fast and the reaction time to get people out is limited because that fire is moving so fast. so were doing our best to notify them and working with law enforcement to get those evacuation notices out, but the reality is its moving so quickly, its not giving people a lot of time and sometimes theyre just going to have to evacuate with the shirts on thei...

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