by Web Editor | Aug 23, 2013 | News, News/PR
A Congress not known for reaching agreements is set to vote on a possible solution to the budget problems plaguing Oregon’s timber counties. Oregon counties that contain large tracts of public land managed by the federal government traditionally shared in the...
by Web Editor | Aug 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
An out-of-control forest fire threatening more than 2,000 structures near Yosemite National Park was one of more than 50 active, large wildfires dotting the western U.S. on Wednesday. The remote blaze in Stanislaus National Forest west of Yosemite grew to more than 25...
by Web Editor | Aug 19, 2013 | News, News/PR
When Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter met with U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on Friday, Tidwell remarked at the fact that Idaho must have 14 million dead trees, which provides perfect fuel for severe wildfires. Governor Otter and Senator Jim Risch...
by Web Editor | Aug 16, 2013 | News, News/PR
Among the father-son bonding activities that people frequently mention, putting out a Washington wildfire (and, likely, preventing the destruction of the watershed around a large mountain lake), isn’t at the top of everyone’s list. But DNR Heavy Equipment Operator...
by Web Editor | Aug 14, 2013 | News, News/PR
Recent rainfall and humidity helped firefighters working on several Oregon wildfires, known as the Douglas Complex fires, Friday and Saturday, and the complex is now 48 percent contained, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Some parts of the 44,411-acre...
by Web Editor | Aug 12, 2013 | News, News/PR
Weeks after a backcountry blaze, the Yarnell Fire, killed 19 Arizona firefighters, the discomfiting question lingers like acrid smoke: What went wrong? How did the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a professional crew schooled in the safety-first mentality, become trapped...
