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OSFM sends firefighters and equipment to Durkee Fire in Baker County, more out-of-state resources arrive
SALEM, Ore. – On Friday, the Oregon State Fire Marshal sent structural protection resources to the Durkee Fire in Baker County through Immediate Response. The fire was reported Wednesday night off Interstate 84 near the community of Durkee. It has grown substantially since it was first ignited, prompting new level 3 evacuation notices.
DEQ lifts air quality advisory for 4 Eastern Oregon counties
With improved smoke conditions and a clearer forecast ahead, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Tuesday, June 16, lifted the air quality advisory for Baker, Grant, Morrow and Umatilla counties. The DEQ expects the advisory to remain until Juky 19 for northern Harney and Malheur counties, specifically in Burns...
Air quality alert affecting 3 Oregon counties Tuesday
On Monday at 12:14 p.m. an air quality alert was issued valid until Tuesday at noon for Baker, Harney and Malheur counties. "High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfires in Oregon and northern California," states the weather service. "Smoke levels can change rapidly depending on weather. Check current conditions on the Oregon Smoke Information Blog, DEQ's Air Quality Index, or by downloading the free OregonAIR app on your smartphone."
Wildfire smoke continues to affect air quality in Baker County
Smoke from wildfires burning outside Baker County continues to spread into the county, degrading air quality in many places. On Monday morning, July 15, the biggest effects were in the southern and western parts of the county, which are closest to the two biggest blazes in the region. The Cow Valley Fire, in northern Malheur County, has burned about 130,000 acres, and the Falls Fire, in ...
Celebrate history and more at Miners Jubilee
BAKER CITY — The town’s extended summer festival is here with three days of vendors in Geiser-Pollman Park, a parade, live music and rodeo-style events. Miners Jubilee is July 19-21 in Baker City. Vendors will be open in the park Friday through Sunday. “There are so many new...
Baker County heat wave to persist through Miners Jubilee, with more records in jeopardy
Baker County’s record-breaking heat wave probably isn’t finished. The heat definitely will continue. And it’s likely that more records will fall before the weather pattern shifts and brings relief from the torrid conditions that have dominated since July 5. The temperature has topped 100 degrees on four days at the Baker City Airport, the most ever for July at the airport, where temperature ...
ODF Northeast Oregon District Raises Public Use Restrictions and Additional Restrictions for Industrial Operations
La Grande, OR—Fire managers are increasing the public use restrictions to Extreme (red), as well as implementing additional restrictions for industrial forest operations on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Northeast Oregon. The additional restrictions will be in effect at 12:01 a.m. on July 16, 2024. The measurements fire managers reference to estimate seasonal fire severity indicate Extreme fire conditions across the region.
Baker County rancher describes battle to save cabin from Cow Valley Fire
Curtis Martin couldn’t get through more than a few sentences without coughing as he described his fight to save his cabin, and a neighbor’s cattle camp, as gusty winds propelled the Cow Valley Fire through tens of thousand of acres of dense, sun-dried grass and sagebrush Thursday night, July 11. “I’ve never seen a wall of flames as high in my life,” Martin said late on Friday morning, July 12. ...
News of Record for July 12, 2024
POLICE LOG Baker County Sheriff’s Office Arrests, citations CONTEMPT OF COURT, FAILURE TO APPEAR (Baker County Circuit Court warrants: Ernesto Ray Lopez-Villalvazo, 18, Haines, 12:48 p.m. July 11 in Haines; jailed. Oregon State Police Arrests, citations FAILURE TO DRIVE WITHIN LANE, NO OPERATOR’S LICENSE, FAILURE TO YIELD TO EMERGENCY VEHICLE: Eddy Javier Carillo Perez, 45, Tacoma, Washington, ...
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