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Durkee Fire expands farther into Malheur County, estimated at 116,000 acres
The Durkee Fire grew substantially again on Saturday, July 20, with most of the growth for the second straight day to the southeast as flames spread farther into Malheur County. The fire, started by lightning on the morning of July 17, was estimated at 116,431 acres as of Sunday morning, according to an update from the management team overseeing firefighting efforts. Firefighters worked to ...
Durkee Fire crosses Burnt River to north, prompts new evacuation notices along Burnt River Canyon Road
The Durkee Fire, which spread rapidly to the south and southeast on Friday, July 19, has now spotted north across the Burnt River, prompting the Baker County Sheriff's Office to expand the level 2 evacuation level — be set to leave — to an area extending north to Interstate 84 near the Pleasant Valley exit. Amanda Bunch, who lives along the Burnt River Canyon Road near the canyon's mouth west ...
Agencies offer monetary reward for information about 'suspicious' human-caused fires in Malheur County
VALE — Fire investigators and police are offering a monetary reward for information about a series of human-caused fires that started early on July 11 in northern Malheur County near Highway 26 and Malheur Reservoir. A press release from the Bureau of Land Management, one of the agencies involved in the investigation, describes the fires as "of a suspicious nature." All the fires were started ...
Durkee Fire spreads to Rye Valley, prompts evacuation notices
The Durkee Fire spread southeast toward Rye Valley overnight into Friday, July 19, and the Baker County Sheriff’s Office has issued Level 3 evacuation notices — leave now — for homes in that area. Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash and deputies are in the area this morning, visiting residents to let them know about the evacuation notice, said Ashley McClay, public information officer for the ...
Wallowa-Whitman supervisor issues draft decision authorizing placer mining exploration
The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest has published a final environmental impact statement that studies 22 proposed mining operations on the forest near Baker City and Sumpter. Shaun McKinney, Wallowa-Whitman supervisor, has approved a draft decision authorizing new operating plans for 20 placer mining sites. The decision doesn’t authorize lode (underground) mining, which was proposed on two ...
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