Firefighters, along with the Oregon Department of Forestry, responded to a rapidly spreading field fire near Scharen Road on Wednesday. The fire initially threatened homes on Hampton Road and Hideaway

Oregon’s hot weather has sparked new flames across the state. Here’s a look at the newest fires burning in Oregon.

Recent rain showers across Central Oregon have provided short-term relief, but fuels remain dry and the risk of wildfire is high as hotter temperatures return, officials said Wednesday. Here's their update on our fire danger situation: Hot summer temperatures quickly dry out grasses,

BEAVERCREEK, Ore. (KATU) — A significant brush fire broke out at 23254 S Ridge Road in Beavercreek, Oregon, escalating to a three-alarm status, on Monday evening. According to a Clackamas Fire spokesperson, the fire engulfed a barn. Firefighters worked to keep the fire from spreading beyond the barn and quickly put out a spot fire.

At about 2 p.m., crews responded to a report of a car that had gone about 40-feet down an embankment off of South Redland Road in Oregon City. Crews arrived to the scene and found a car on its side with a woman trapped inside.

Earlier this summer, the federal government took back over a billion dollars that was already promised to conservation groups, farmers and ranchers. In Oregon, some of those grants would have gone to wildfire mitigation in forests and rangelands.

A fire weather watch was issued for Thursday, Aug. 21, while an extreme heat watch was issued for Aug. 22-24 for Eugene and Springfield.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has fired back against recent threats from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to comply with federal immigration enforcement efforts. Read online: <a href="