Oregon’s Emergency Conflagration Act was invoked for a new wildfire in Jefferson County on Aug. 22, and the state’s top fire official warned about the potential for new blazes. “Triple-digit ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — The Emergency Conflagration Act has been invoked for the fourth time this summer, this time for the Elk Fire in Klamath County, around eight miles north of Bonanza. As of ...
Oregon’s busy fire season saw its sixth conflagration declared July 14, far surpassing the record for midway through the month, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshal. The state had already ...