Hot weather, gusty winds and extreme lightning activity have spread critical fire conditions across parts of Oregon, fueling the Durkee Fire in the eastern part of the state, the nation’s ...

Nearly one million acres in Oregon have burned as 38 large wildfires ... could be some growth of existing ones.” The Durkee Fire, one of the largest in the U.S., had burned 270,000 acres ...

Firefighters are seeing some success in Eastern Oregon. The Durkee Fire, which at one point in July was the largest wildfire in the country and even created its own weather, was 86% contained as ...

Switzerland The Durkee Fire has burned just under 295,000 acres in eastern Oregon and is 80% contained as of Sunday morning, according to the NICC report. The nearby Cow Valley fire is 99% ...

The Durkee Fire ... also merged with the Cow Valley Fire, another large blaze that had been burning nearby, Gov. Tina Kotek said. “The wildfires in Eastern Oregon have scaled up quickly ...

The Durkee Fire is one of 44 major wildfires burning in the Northwest, the vast majority of them are in Oregon. On Thursday, officials said around 20% of the Durkee Fire has been contained ...

Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon grows to 244,858 acres One of the ... 2 and 3 evacuations around Baker County. An evacuation map can be found at bit.ly/3YaNUJ0 Slate Fire burning 5 miles south ...

The Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon was also the largest wildfire in the country until the Park Fire in California surpassed it. Gov. Tina Kotek issued an emergency declaration on July 12 ...

Here’s the latest: • Oregon fire is 20% contained: The Durkee Fire, which has burned an area larger than the city of Indianapolis, started on July 17 near the Oregon-Idaho state line.

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already ...