PacifiCorp appeals multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit verdict over 2020 wildfires
PacifiCorp on Tuesday appealed a 2023 class action lawsuit verdict that found the utility at fault for damage caused by four ...
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Eagle Creek Fire led to hundreds of debris flows in Columbia River Gorge
Eight years after the Eagle Creek Fire scorched nearly 50,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge, a new analysis shows the ...
PacifiCorp contributes to bills throughout West to limit liability in wildfires
Bills in Oregon would provide electric utilities with a financial safety net and some level of protection from ...
Oregon sending 11 more firefighters to help with North Carolina wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - More firefighters from Oregon are heading to North Carolina to help in the battle against several ...
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Oregon sends 11 more firefighters to help battle North Carolina wildfires, two from Central Oregon
(KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North Carolina to help them battle wildfires ... and two from the Forest Grove District.
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Oregon fire officials say PacifiCorp didn’t cause Santiam Fire, contradicting federal reports, jury decision
The Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that ...
Oregon deploys more than 2 dozen firefighters to battle North Carolina wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry sent 26 firefighters and two agency representatives for a two-week rotation in North ...
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As wildfire season approaches, budget woes and federal uncertainty put Oregon, Washington and other states’ plans at risk
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove stands for a portrait with young trees at the Webster Forest Nursery ... in the Falls Fire north of Burns, Oregon in this July 21 ...
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Oregon mulls overhaul of wildfire standards for utilities
A proposal that would force investor-owned utilities to submit wildfire ... Labor Day Fires, acknowledged the state’s utilities need more oversight. But she argued Oregon’s current policies ...
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What’s lost in wildland firefighting with recent policy changes?
When Mikaela Balkind trained to become a wildland firefighter, she knew she was signing up for a physically- and ...