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Will Wildfire Smoke Have Long-Term Effects?

A citizen science project collects data on the effects of smoke—and aims to find answers about how to protect people’s health
by Damian Fagan

The recent rash of wildfires across the western United States has destroyed small towns, burned thousands of acres of forests, displaced hundreds of people and created a super plume of smoke that currently stretches across the U.S. and parts of the Atlantic Ocean. Though the wildfires have had a devasting effect, one government agency is […]

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Are We Next?

What local, state and federal governments are doing to protect Deschutes County from wildfire
by Laurel Brauns

With 10% of the people in Oregon under some type of evacuation order, and roughly 1 million acres burned throughout the state, there’s plenty of reason to believe that out-of-control wildfires could reach Bend in the coming years. While the future is impossible to predict, Central Oregon may be more protected than other parts of […]

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Source Weekly Update Sep 16

This week on The Source Update we are discussing the prevailing Oregon wildfires
The Source Staff

On this week’s Source Update, we are discussing the raging Oregon wildfires. How were they originated? How can we prevent them? What will happen to the locals? Source Weekly – Bend, Oregon · Source Weekly Update Podcast Aug 26

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Local Homeless Shelters are Helping Evacuees and the Area’s Houseless Population. Here’s How They Say You Can Help.

Shepherd’s House needs N-95 masks, cash donations to help during wildfire event and beyond
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Central Oregonians are keeping windows and doors closed today, as smoke from the many fires burning in Oregon began to blow this direction starting Thursday night. Keeping the windows and doors closed helps preserve indoor air quality—but for those who live outdoors or in temporary shelters, that’s not really possible. Friday afternoon, Bend shelter Shepherd’s […]

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