Derek Johnson is the State Director of The Nature Conservancy in Oregon. For more than 20 years, Derek has worked for TNC in ...

Oregon braces for wildfire season. And each year, we spend tens of millions (sometimes hundreds) trying to put those fires ...

What's cut in new Springfield budget? Firefighting and library hours, and non-officers who support Springfield police.

Last weekend, Portlanders sent President Donald Trump a message in the language he speaks most fluently: crowd size.

The Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) has concluded the final deliveries of new firefighting apparatus as part of its Engine ...

Freshly returned from a deployment in the Gorge, crews from the Banks Fire District and Gaston Rural Fire Protection District ...

The threat of a devastating wildfire is only a spark away. And for local agencies that means always being ready to respond.

A bill aimed at protecting beavers on more than 100,000 miles of Oregon's waterways passed the state Legislature on June 16.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) works with the Oregon Health Authority along with other local agencies ...

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) works with the Oregon Health Authority along with other local agencies ...

The Alder Springs Fire broke out on Monday, sparking Level 3 evacuation orders and quickly quickly growing to 2,500 acres.

Oregon has already seen tens of thousands of acres burned and dozens of homes destroyed by wildfires this year, with fire officials calling for sustainable funding to fight and prevent wildfire.