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Wildfire singes Cherry Heights in The Dalles

  • By Dawn Rasmussen For Columbia Gorge News
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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.

Steele Road Fire blazes until containment
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Steele Road Fire blazes until containment

  • By Dawn Rasmussen For Columbia Gorge News
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DUFUR — A fire near the Wasco County Landfill on Aug. 7 roared to life, quickly gaining ground on firefighters as 20-30 mph winds on ridgetops…

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Command shifts as full containment nears

  • By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
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LYLE — Crews on the Burdoin Fire successfully made it through hotter temperatures and scattered thunderstorms early last week. On Sunday night…

District hosts Burdoin Fire camp
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District hosts Burdoin Fire camp

  • By Trisha Walker Columbia Gorge News
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WHITE SALMON — The Columbia High School (CHS) / Henkle Middle School (HMS) campus is being used as a fire camp for the Burdoin Fire, and White Salmon Valley School District (WSVSD) Superintendent Rich Polkinghorn thanked the firefighters, support crews and volunteers for working around the clock during the July 24 school board meeting.