The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is hosting free webinars this spring for anyone interested in helping rural communities prepare for and respond to disasters such as floods, extreme heat and wildfires. The two-part series, “Rural Communities Prepared for Disasters,” will bring in disaster response experts to share tools, resources and insights tailored to the […]
(The Center Square) – Following a sometimes fiery debate, the California Assembly passed a resolution Thursday that asks the federal government to fund more wildfire relief in Los Angeles County.
FREE NEWS: According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Thanksgiving Day has the highest number of home-cooking fire incidents across the nation, and residential fires are approximately three times more likely to occur on this day than on any other day of the year.
FREE NEWS: A fire was called in to The Dalles at 9:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept 2, which quickly spread across farm fields and wildland terrain between Mill Creek and Cherry Heights. At one point, flames were so tall that people in Dallesport could see them from across the river.
The National Grange honored Lyle Grange President Charlie Deach on Wednesday for his quick action during the Burdoin Fire, which helped save the historic Columbia Grange Hall from destruction in July.
