5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (180+ words) LA GRANDE – The La Grande Fire Department hit a major milestone last week. The LGFD reports that firefighter LePage has officially completed his probation period and is now a fully qualified city firefighter. As written by the LGFD in a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (328+ words) elkhornmediagroup.com Two separate fires kept La Grande EMS busy on Monday afternoon LA GRANDE – Local police and fire agencies had a busy day on Monday, as EMS responded to two separate fires in the La Grande area, according to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (923+ words) SUMPTER – (UPDATE 9/1 @ 5:20 P.M. from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office) Evacuation levels have increased for areas in GRANT COUNTY. Level 3 (GO NOW) (Increased from Level 2): South of South Trail Creek, west of Badger Butte and the North Fork John Day Wilderness,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (94+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Firefighters contain Morgan Fire near Vale at 43 acres VALE — A wildfire that grew larger than 40 acres was stopped east of Vale on Sunday, according to fire officials. The Morgan Fire was reported about 4:45 p.m. on August 30th about…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (306+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Burns Fire Department welcomes new Ladder 112 with traditional “Push-In” ceremony BURNS-The Burns Fire Department officially welcomed its newest apparatus, Ladder 112, into service following a traditional “push-in” ceremony. Firefighters, city officials, and community members gathered at the station…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (109+ words) NYSSA — Fire agencies in Malheur County responded to two illegal burns that took place recently, according to the Nyssa Fire Department. The agency reports, “During a burn ban, two fires were started beneath water infrastructure and beside a hillside covered…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) WALLA WALLA — Incident management officials briefed the Walla Walla City Council during a Monday work session, outlining tactical operations and environmental modeling as firefighters continue efforts to suppress the Paradise Fire threatening the city’s primary water source in the Mill…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (106+ words) Elkhorn Media Group Joseph, Enterprise, ODF crews contain early morning haystack fire on Tenderfoot Valley Road JOSEPH — The Joseph Fire Department contained an early morning haystack fire Thursday on Tenderfoot Valley Road, though the stack was a total loss. Officials…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (666+ words) BAKER COUNTY – (UPDATE 8/24 @ 2:11 p.m. from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office) The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest had issued an emergency closure in the areas surrounding the McCully Fires (4015 acres) and the North Pole Fire (242 acres). This closure encompasses both fires and is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) WHEELER COUNTY – See below the final update on the Shingle, Henry, and Coyote fires from the Georgia Forestry Commission Type 3 Incident Management Team: August 24, 2026 [email protected] The Forest Service asks the public to please respect all forest and road closures that…...