WHEELER COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — The first big fire of the 2025 fire season has popped up in central Oregon. Fire officials say the Butte Creek Fire made a 1,500-acre run overnight and is now at ...

Oregon’s first major wildfire of the season, the Butte Creek Fire, has been mapped at 1,776 acres burning on the John Day River 9 miles north of Clarno in eastern Oregon as of May 28.

"We have more helicopter resources on order. So we're trying to use all resources available to put this out," said Emily Curtis, public affairs officer for Central Oregon Fire Management Services.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Euston Fire in Central Oregon was downgraded from a Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation to Level 1 “Be Ready” after fire crews made progress on containing the spread ...

The first large wildfire in Oregon this year has grown to cover 3,000 acres of federal and private land in central Oregon, fire officials said. The Butte Creek fire, which started on Sunday about ...

Travis Medema, chief deputy for the Oregon State Fire Marshal's Office, said Oregon saw 17 large and destructive fires in 2024. Another 27 fires in other areas required local firefighters to ...

Zach Ellinger, a fire management specialist at BLM ... then that’s perfect,” he said. This month, Oregon Parks and Recreation announced several campfire safety tips people can use when ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As wildfire season arrives and the danger rises, the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association announced Wednesday that it will close open debris burning starting Sunday evening ...

Survivors of the Oregon Road fire are hoping a new multi-million dollar grant can help them continue to recover and rebuild their lives. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...