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The Oregon Fire was a wildfire that burned in Spokane County, Washington and Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. (While known in some social media circles and by some media outlets as the Oregon Road Fire, the official name is the Oregon Fire. [1]) As of September 15, 2023, the fire had burned 10,817 acres (4,377 ha) and was 97% ...
An engine at Station 21. Portland Fire and Rescue, also known as the Portland Fire Bureau, and sometimes informally the Portland Fire Department, is the principle fire suppression, prevention, and rescue agency of the City of Portland, Oregon, United States. The department is the largest fire protection and emergency medical services provider ...
The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was the most destructive on record in the state of Oregon. The season is a part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. The fires killed at least 11 people, burned more than 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of land, and destroyed thousands of homes. [2]
The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday, to more than 150,000 acres, as extreme heat waves and wildfires continued to scorch the West. The intense flames ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters in Portland broke out the windows of a county government building, sprayed lighter fluid inside and set a fire in demonstration that started Tuesday night and ...
Andy Rose and Holly Yan, CNN. April 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM. KATU. A historic bridge was shut down Monday morning after a train car derailed and leaned against one of the bridge’s support columns ...
Great Fire of 1873. The Great Fire of 1873 was a major fire which swept through the downtown of Portland, Oregon on August 2, 1873, destroying twenty-two blocks on the west side of the Willamette River, including along Yamhill and Morrison Streets. A mix of mansions, tenements, and commercial property were destroyed.
Around September 11–12, wildfires were starting to encroach upon the Clackamas County suburbs of Portland, Oregon, especially the fast-moving Riverside Fire which had already jumped the nearby community of Estacada, but shifting wind directions kept the fire away from the main Portland area.