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Incident Management Team Assumes Command at 3,091 Acre Cougar Creek Fire
ASOTIN COUNTY - According to officials, a Complex Incident Management Team assumed command of the Cougar Creek Fire at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, an incident management team is dispatched or mobilized during emergency incidents to provide a command and control infrastructure in order to manage the operational, logistical, informational, planning, fiscal, community, political, and safety issues associated with fire incidents.
Oregon Heritage Commission to meet July 21-22 in Coos Bay and online
The Oregon Heritage Commission will meet July21-22 in Coos Bay and online. The agenda includes a report from the University of Oregon Institute for Policy Research and Engagement project team on the 2024 Oregon Heritage Vitality Study, a summary and discussion of a report on addressing harmful content in collections, an application for the Heritage Tradition designation, and recommendations for the Commission’s FY25 Oregon Cultural Trust Partner Funds Grant. This meeting is open to the public and there is an opportunity at the beginning of...
U.S. Forest Service temporarily close portions of forest lands due to Cougar Creek Fire
POMEROY - Multiple agencies from county, district, state, and federal agencies are responding to the Cougar Creek Fire and officials have ordered a Complex Incident Management Team which will transition with the current Type 3 Incident Management Team. The fire is approximately 10 miles southwest of Anatone, WA, and approximately 44 miles east of Walla Walla, WA.
Gov. Kotek proposes three steps to increase state school fund by a half-billion dollars
Last year, Oregon public schools celebrated the historic investment of $10.2 billion to the State School Fund. It did not take long, however, for this victory to lose some of its shine. Following the Portland Educator Association strike in November, which resulted in 11 lost instructional days, and a spring of school budget cuts across Oregon, many are wondering how the state can guarantee more school funding in 2025. On...
Temperatures up to 110 degrees forecast until Monday night
On Thursday at 1:22 p.m. an excessive heat warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Monday at 11 p.m. for Oregon Lower Treasure Valley. The weather service adds to anticipate, "Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures from 105 to 110 degrees. The hottest temperatures will occur Sunday afternoon."
Where’s western Wyoming’s smokey skies coming from?
Smokey skies are blanketing much of western Wyoming, and it’s unlikely to let up. Starting about a week ago, western Wyoming's skies have been smokey. Local meteorologist Alan Smith said it’s mostly from wildfires in Oregon and Idaho. The largest Oregon fire is the Cow Valley fire in the eastern part of the state at 133,408 acres and 20 percent contained. One of the larger Idaho fires is the Bench Lake Incident fire that’s northeast of Boise and has burned 1,850 acres and is three percent contained.
Eastern Oregon wildfire crews get help from Portland firefighters
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's wildfire season has taken off over the past couple of weeks amid hot and dry conditions, with multiple large fires now burning central and eastern Oregon and drawing in resources from across the state. For nearly a week now, a crew of six firefighters from...
Oregon governor orders flags to half-staff in honor of late Senate President Peter Courtney
Gov. Tina Kotek ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff effective immediately until sunset on Thursday, July 18, in memory of the life and service of Peter Courtney, the former president of the Oregon State Senate and longest-serving state legislator in Oregon history. “President Courtney truly lived by example: he cared deeply for our state, for the people that he worked with, and above all, for his family with vigor, compassion and courage,” Kotek said in a written statement. “It was an honor to serve alongside him and I know his legacy will live on through his many efforts on behalf of Oregonians and in the memory of those who knew him.” Courtney died Tuesday, July 16. He was 81. Kotek’s office first announced the news that Courtney died of complications from cancer in his home, surrounded by family.
Oregon authorities recover body of award-winning chef who drowned in river accident
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities said Wednesday that they have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said it located her body Wednesday morning in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Albany after canoers saw it and called 911.
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