Category Fire
Straub Middle School evacuated after fire set in bathroom
No students or staff were harmed after a fire was set Thursday afternoon in a Straub Middle School bathroom.
Salem-area firefighters get to work on Palisades Fire as thousands of acres burn
Dozens of firefighters from Marion and Polk counties, including a wildland team based in Lyons, have arrived in southern California to aid in one of the largest natural disasters in Los Angeles history.
Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits
Oregon Republicans want to ban utilities from raising rates on customers if the companies have been involved in unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years.
Salem firefighters headed to Los Angeles area to help fight wildfires
Marion County fire agencies are sending 44 firefighters and 10 engines to the Los Angeles area. They’re on the road and expected to arrive Thursday morning to help.
Judge dismisses $33 million timber lawsuit against U.S. Forest Service over 2020 wildfire response
A federal judge denied Freres timber companies’ complaint that firefighters did not do everything possible to stop the spread of the Beachie Creek Fire
Oregon Legislature approves $218 million in additional wildfire funding in emergency session
The state spent more than $350 million responding to more than 2,000 wildfires in 2024, far exceeding projected costs and leaving some contractors unpaid.
Police arrest suspect in ‘suspicious death’ from downtown apartment fire
David James D. Alexander, 45, faces a homicide charge after police and firefighters found a man dead following a suspicious fire in a downtown Salem apartment.
Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of man found in downtown apartment fire
Police and fire crews responded to a fire in a downtown apartment building early Saturday morning and found a 38-year-old man dead in one unit.
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire season
The state owes more than $200 million to firefighters and contractors who helped put out more than 2,000 fires this summer and fall.