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Rubble & Ash

Survivors speak, climate scientists weigh in on the historic devastation of the Oregon wildfires
Avatar photo by Magdalena Bokowa

As 30 different wildfires continue to burn—so vast they can be seen from space—toxic flames that blanketed the West Coast have forced many Central Oregonians to grapple with this grim and historic event, first-hand. More than 7,500 firefighters from nearly 40 states and three Canadian provinces are battling the blazes in Oregon, according to the […]

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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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Torched Towns: Could Bend be Next?

Bend Ranks No. 8 in Pacific Northwest wildfire risk, study says
Chris Miller

While the most destructive wildfire in California’s history rages on, the U.S. Forest Service and Pyrologix—a Montana-based wildfire analysis firm—have identified the 100 communities in the Pacific Northwest with the highest cumulative risk of wildfire.  Bend ranks number 8. “The high ranking mentioned above confirms all the work that we have been doing since the […]

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