The Alder Springs Fire continues to grow in central Oregon near Redmond while the Rowena Fire appears to be more contained.

The Oregon Department of Emergency Management activated the State Emergency Coordination Center on Tuesday in response to ongoing wildfires in several counties.

The 2-day-old Alder Springs Fire has burned across over 3,400 acres and is still at zero containment, but officials report progress on securing lines and sparing hundreds of homes being protected by ...

Central Oregon Daily News Crews are actively working in the hard-to-access canyons of the Alder Springs Fire, mopping up and securing perimeters. At last word the fire ...

Red Incident Management Team held its in-briefing at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday and joined the Central Oregon Type 3 Team in unified command of the Alder Springs ...

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Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire District joined ...

The Alder Springs Fire broke out on Monday, sparking Level 3 evacuation orders and quickly quickly growing to 2,500 acres.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders for the nearby residential areas, including the Crooked River ...

Hershberger was one of hundreds of people forced to flee their homes on Monday as the wildfire tore through canyons and ...

Nearly 4,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare for evacuation in Deschutes and Jefferson counties. The fire jumped ...

The Alder Springs Fire grew to 2,500 acres by the morning of June 17 and brought evacuation orders in areas northwest of ...