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Do We Have to Decide Between Fire Safety and Housing? 

Home-hardening codes can save homes. But some will say they’re at the expense of building more homes in the first place.
by The Source Editorial Board

The City of Sisters got a lot of attention when it became one of the first cities in Oregon to adopt a set of codes around home hardening and defensible space. Now, the City of Bend is set to vote on doing something very similar. The codes may raise the price of new homes slightly […]

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Mid-August Fires Send Smoke Through Central Oregon

Crazy Creek burns 84,00+ acres in Crook County, Madras’ Elk Lane fire at 5,000+
Avatar photo by Jennifer Baires

Oregon has the highest total number of large fires in the nation, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. There are 78 large active fires burning nationally with 23 of those in Oregon as of Monday. So far, acreage burned in the state tips the scales at 1,057,627. However, in Central Oregon, firefighters have managed […]

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Three Fires

The Grandview, Darlene and Swamp Wells Trail Fires have burned thousands of acres during the early fire season
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

Grandview Fire The fire 10 miles north of Sisters torched 6,032 acres, just under 10 square miles, since it was first reported on July 11. The Grandview Fire fed on timber, juniper sage and grass and grew with the help of high heat, low humidity and active winds. It threatened 421 homes, but none were […]

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Fire in Warm Springs

A fire on the Warm Springs reservation reached over 6,000 acres; crews called in for backup during a hot weekend
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

A fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation spread to an estimated 6,200 acres at the start of the week. The S-503 fire was first spotted on Friday, June 18; by Saturday morning it had spread to an estimated 250 acres and grew rapidly over the hot and windy day. By the end of Saturday Warm […]

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Too Hot To Handle

Oregon’s fire season is starting earlier than it has in recorded history. How are agencies preparing?
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

With the entire state in some form of drought, Oregon’s fire season is starting earlier than it has in recorded history. The season could be as devastating as last year’s wildfires that swept over 1 million acres and destroyed thousands of homes, officials say. The potential for disaster has spurred public officials across the state […]

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Friday Morning Update: Oregon Approved for Disaster Declaration, Local Events Canceled due to Smoke

Bureau of Land Management closes all lands east of I-5 due to wildfire risk
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced this morning that the president has approved Oregon’s request for a disaster declaration in the state. The Emergency Disaster Declaration makes it possible for state, tribal and local governments to get federal equipment and other resources to help battle the massive fires that are burning in Oregon right now—largely […]

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Staggering Numbers: Nearly a Million Acres Burning, Half a Million People Under Evacuation Orders

Officials offer guidance for hazardous air quality, now in Central Oregon
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan and Laurel Brauns

The numbers are almost too much to fathom: As of late Thursday, a record-breaking 900,000 acres of land in Oregon was on fire. With that, 500,000 people are under some type of evacuation order. (Update: This is corrected from an earlier report; an estimated 500,000 people are under either a Level 1, 2 or 3 […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Beyond Campfire Cooking

Dutch oven cooking clinic offered at Tumalo Creek
Nancy Patterson

When I think of ‘camping’ and ‘cooking,’ I imagine an Igloo full of hot dogs, frozen burger patties, and, for special occasions, a carton of eggs and bagged hash browns. The pros at Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe have spent their fair share of cooking on riverbanks and remote forest locales, mastering the art of […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 6/27/19

Serving S’mores, Wildfire Season and the Do’s and Don’ts with Fireworks
Tyler Anderson

The Source Weekly Update podcast! It’s a fire-themed podcast as we update you on S’mores, the Season of Wildfires and the Do’s and Don’ts with Fireworks; from the June 27, 2019 edition. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c  

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