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Oregon wildfire updates: Burdoin Fire destroys 14 homes, Cram Fire reaches 73% containment
Burdoin Fire has destroyed 14 homes, closed Highway 14 and put the community of Lyle on a level 3 "go now" evacuation order.
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Cram Fire reaches 73% containment, current largest wildfire in U.S.
The Cram Fire, burning northeast of Madras, grew more contained throughout Sunday, seemingly hindering the fire before ...
Oregon’s Cram Fire Becomes Largest Wildfire In The U.S. This Year, But Weather Could Help Fire Crews This Week
Fire crews are starting to get the upper hand on a wildfire in Central Oregon that exploded in size, fueled by dry conditions ...
3 more wildfires spark in central and northern Oregon; Cram fire edges toward ‘mega fire’ status
The Butte Creek fire, burning 30 miles northwest of Madras, also started Friday, this one on the Confederated Tribes of Warm ...
NWS meteorologist provides onsite forecasts for Cram Fire
The firefighters are working around the clock, so the incident meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Portland ...
Firefighters gain control over Cram Fire in central Oregon, now 73% contained
On Monday morning, fire officials said the fire is now 73% contained and has burned 95,736 acres. Firefighters will with ...
Oregon wildfire updates: Burdoin Fire erupts in Columbia Gorge, closes Highway 14
A new wildfire erupted on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge the afternoon of July 18, which has closed Highway ...
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Cooler weather helps crews increase containment on Cram Fire
Improved weather conditions in Central Oregon over the weekend helped wildland firefighters increase containment lines around ...
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More progress brings lifted, lowered evacuation levels on the Cram Fire, two fires on the Warm Springs Reservation
More progress helped by cooler weather have brought reduced evacuation levels Monday on the week-old, nearly 96,000-acre Cram ...
The largest wildfire in the US this year looks set to become a ‘megafire’ after covering nearly 100,000 acres
However, if the blaze grows to at least 100,000 acres, it would be classified as “a megafire” – the first to strike in the ...
Cram Fire burning 95K acres near Madras is 49% contained
The Cram Fire burning about 95,000 acres in Jefferson County and Wasco County is now about 49% contained, according to fire officials on Sunday. On Sunday, cooler temperatures and higher humidity ...
US Could See 'Megafire' As Oregon Blaze Grows
The Cram fire has spread to 95,000 acres, just shy of the 100,000 acres that would class it as the country's first megafire ...