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Air tanker goes missing while fighting fire in eastern Oregon
ONTARIO โ A single-engine air tanker went missing the evening of July 25 while fighting on a lightning start in the vicinity of the Falls Fire, which is in neighboring Harney and Grant counties. The Falls Fire has burned 140,422 acres, according to Inciweb.
OTEC urges customers to prepare for outages and evacuations
BAKER CITY โ (Release from OTEC) Currently, wildfires are burning in many areas which impact people in and around OTEC service territory (Baker, Grant, Union and Harney counties). The OTEC team is actively engaged and monitoring these fires. We are aware that many power companies around us have initiated...
Air quality alert issued for Harney and Malheur counties
An air quality alert was issued on Wednesday at 10:55 a.m. for Harney and Malheur counties. "High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfire smoke," can be anticipated according to 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."
The current heat advisory will be expiring at 8 p.m.
The advisory was for Harney and Baker counties. "Temperatures Thursday will lower about ten degrees following tonight's cold front. Friday is expected to be another several degrees cooler," states the National Weather Service. Beating the heat: Weather service Heat safety guidelines. Stay hydrated: Keep yourself well-hydrated by drinking plenty of...
Update: Flash flood watch for Oregon until Wednesday night
The National Weather Service issued an updated flash flood watch at 1:27 a.m. on Wednesday valid for Wednesday between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. for Oregon Lower Treasure Valley as well as Harney, Baker and Malheur counties. The weather service describes, "Flash flooding and debris flows caused by excessive rainfall...
Update: Air quality alert for Oregon
On Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. an updated air quality alert was issued for Baker, Harney and Malheur counties. "High concentration of smoke particulates from wildfire smoke," can be expected according to 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."
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