An Oregon couple wearing fake firefighter gear and driving a fire truck they purchased at an auction was arrested and charged after authorities stopped them from sneaking into a Palisades Fire evacuation zone.

PACIFIC PALISADES - With the Palisades and Eaton Fires now under containment, one tool used to fight the flames will remain in the headlines: fire retardant. Questions about its use and environmental impact have surfaced once again,

Josephine County Commissioners are hosting a town hall later this week to talk about the Oregon Department of Forestry's newly-released wildfire hazard maps.

Convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife, Jenni Nehl, 44, who studies weather, were hit with misdemeanor charges including impersonating firefighters

PORTLAND, Ore. — A few of the hundreds of firefighters who were deployed from Oregon to help firefighters in California battle the wildfires in recent weeks returned home Saturday morning.

Dustin and Jennifer Nehl were arrested last weekend after police said they were caught trying to enter the Palisades Fire evacuation zone dressed as firefighters.

Since the 1970s, billions of dollars in federal contracts have gone to forestry work like replanting trees or fuels reduction. Oregon has long been a center for businesses getting those contracts. But that industry looked a lot different 50 years ago.

PENDLETON, Ore. - Homeowners in Oregon are receiving letters from the state of Oregon through the Oregon Department of Forestry informing them of their wildland fire risk classification and their

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Local agencies are grappling with the implications of a federal funding freeze ordered by the White House. Although a federal judge has temporarily blocked the order, concerns remain for wildfire and disaster relief programs dependent on federal money.

A Tuesday order from President Donald Trump that froze federal funding to assess diversity programs and organizations that don't adhere to his plans also froze funding for integral wildfire prevention programs around Washington.

Simulations can help emergency crews understand how chaos can cause delays, heighten risks for evacuees and complicate access.