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The Pearch Fire is at 4,486 acres and is 5% contained.

Firefighters said rain helped keep some fires down, but fire season isnt over yet.

The Anvil Fire is continuing to grow in size- with treacherous terrain making it hard for firefighters to put out and suppress the blaze. Anvil Mountain is full of rocky ridges, large trees, and steep slopes- causing issues with managing the fires. With the ridge the fire is in being far from roadways, there is not much on the ground fighters can do other than scout and build lines on the outskirts of the fires. The terrain has already caused an injury to two rappelers fighting the fire due to a...

Recent rainstorms that came into the area are aiding firefighters in fighting the Smith River and Happy Camp complexes, despite flash flood warnings in some areas of the frontlines. The Smith River Complex gained ½ an inch of rain last night, while certain areas of the Happy Camp Complex gained ¼ inch of rain. The rain helped wet fine particle fuels, slowing down the spread of the fires. The storm did bring 75 lightning strikes into the Smith River Complex, firefighters today will ...

The Scott Bar Post Office has reopened after temporarily closing due to the Happy Camp Complex. The Post Office is located at 27233 Scott River Road in Scott Bar.

Fire teams are busy in eastern Lane County as they work to contain the Bedrock and Lookout Fires.

OLYMPIA, Wash. --- The Washington State Department of Revenue is offering help to businesses and property owners impacted by the recent wildfires in Washington State.

Level 2 evacuations are now in place in areas along the Elk River Road from about milepost 4 to the USFS Butler Bar Camp Ground, located about twenty miles east

SPOKANE, Wash -- On Thursday, boxes and boxes of shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, and other hygiene essentials were loaded up into the back of three Inland Power trucks, ready to

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Hundreds of Red Cross volunteers are helping the community day and night. They come from 27 different states to support people theyve never met.