PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multiple Oregon wildfires are burning so hot that the GOES Satellite in space is able to pick up on the heat signature. The largest fire burning in Oregon as of Thursday ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Clear skies allowed NASA’s “Worldview” satellite to capture Oregon’s wildfire conditions from space Thursday. The satellite images show heavy smoke flowing from ...

There is a new wildfire burning in central Oregon Monday. The Alder Springs Fire is estimated at 1,500 acres. The area ...

With the onset of hotter and drier conditions earlier than usual, Oregon's Division of Financial Regulation wants homeowners ...

A dry spring is worsening conditions east of the Cascades. Even on the west side, the Seattle area has seen no measurable ...

Oregon's Durkee Fire — the largest active blaze in the ... As all this heat and air move upwards, it leaves behind some empty space. Air from all around that fire rushes in to fill that gap.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal recommends creating defensible space — the area around a home and property that is maintained to prevent wildfire from spreading. Within 5 feet around a home ...

But amid the devastation, there were also stories of resilience: homes that stood strong because they had defensible space. As May marks Wildfire Awareness Month, the Oregon State Fire Marshal ...

"There are a lot of times those (embers) are flying a mile-to-three miles ahead of the large main fire." said Alison Green, Defensible Space Program coordinator for the Oregon Department of the ...

requires stricter building codes and creation of defensible space for roughly 100,000 properties in the name of wildfire prevention. A wildfire risk map issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry ...