Wildfire in Central Oregon Grows to 2,000 Acres, Threatening Buildings

Yellowstone National Park sees first confirmed wildland fire of 2025 season

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park has reported its first confirmed wildland fire of the 2025 season. The incident, known as the Memorial Day Fire, was detected by hikers on the Bighorn Pass Trail on Monday, May 26.The Memorial Day Fire was caused by lightning.The fire is burning in a mixed conifer forest approximately 0.75 miles southeast of the Bighorn Pass Trailhead off Highway 191 in the northwest corner of the park. The fir…

Plan Ahead For Evacuations - Rogue River Press

As Wildfire Awareness Month comes to a close the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) is urging residents to take action now to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season by being ready to evacuate.  Last year’s wildfire season was the most destructive in Oregon’s recorded history. The 2025 season is shaping up to be just as formattable. Wildfires can spread rapidly, threatening lives, homes and communities, so it’s vital the Oregonians…

First fire of 2025 hits Central Oregon private, federal lands

This weekend brought the first wildfire of the season with more than 1,776 acres burning in Central Oregon.

Wildfire in central Oregon grows to 2,000 acres, threatening buildings

The first large wildfire in Oregon this year has grown to cover 3,000 acres of federal and private land in central Oregon, fire officials said.

Butte Creek Fire in Oregon grows to 3,000 acres Monday

Oregon's first large wildfire of the year grew another 1,000 acres in size on Monday, and is now covering 3,000 acres.

New Wildland Fire Found in Yukon-Charley Rivers

A wildland fire was discovered May 25 in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, across the Yukon River from Kathul Mountain, east of Washington Creek. Personnel from the Upper Yukon Zone of the Bureau of Land Management – Alaska Fire Service (AFS) flew over the fire, estimating it to be at 450 acres. They identified the Washington Creek cabin within 2.5 miles of the fire, on its western side.  Six AFS smokejumpers deployed into in the area on M…