Tag: smoke
Evacuation levels increased along Highway 204 due to Hagen Fire
UMATILLA COUNTY, Ore.-The Hagen Fire is now burning on the north side of the North Fork of the Umatilla River and evacuation levels in...
Lightning sparked fire burns 3k acres east of Heppner
HEPPNER, Ore.-A wildland fire east of Heppner burned around 3,000 acres on July 23.
Multiple fire departments responded to the fire that was started by...
CTUIR declares State of Emergency due to Hagen Fire
MISSION, Ore.-The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) has declared a state of emergency due to the Hagen Fire in Umatilla County.
According...
Proposed bipartisan legislation aimed at decreasing impact of wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress on June 11 would address the harmful impacts of wildfires across the nation, especially in the west.
U.S. Senator...
