Free news: As clocks are moved back one hour, please use this time as a reminder to replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and refresh fire safety practices within your home.
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Voters in nine counties will vote on 16 local ballot measures to fund rural fire districts and departments, among 80 local measures on November ballots.
Free news: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Columbia River Gorge Quilt Guild members must cancel the show that would have run Oct. 2-3.
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On Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3:27 p.m., fire crews responded to a brush fire off of Orchard Road, just southeast of The Dalles near Powerline Road.
THE GORGE — The U.S. Fire Administration reports that adults over the age of 65 are 2.6 times more likely to perish in a fire than the general population.
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(The Center Square) – The inaugural U.S. First Responder Ride for Resilience wrapped up Thursday afternoon in Manhattan’s Battery Park, where cyclists completed mile 343 of a five-day route stretching from Boston to Ground Zero.
Free news from Columbia Gorge News and Uplift Local: The Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue board approved a new continuity of operations plan (COOP) for backup emergency leadership at their Aug. 17 meeting, despite concerns from Director Walter Denstedt that the plan didn’t account for certain situations.
Free: “Several years ago, during one of the many wildfires that have swept through the Pacific Northwest, I wrote the following poem,” writes Leah Stenson of Mt. Hood-Parkdale.
Free news: The Emergency Conflagration Act was invoked Wednesday afternoon for the fast-moving Grasshopper Fire in Wasco County. The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing an incident management team and assigning task forces to protect nearby communities and critical infrastructure.
On July 25, smoke from two wildfires south of The Dalles darkened the skies, as seen from Pleasant Ridge above Threemile Road. Wildfire update…
