Wildland firefighters made good progress Wednesday on containing the Alder Springs Fire burning west of Crooked River Ranch, prompting a drop in evacuation levels. All Level 3— Go Now evacuation ...

The Alder Springs Fire seen from the air on Monday. (Oregon State Fire Marshal) Wildland firefighter crews continued to battle a large, wind-driven brush fire on Tuesday that has burned over 2,500 ...

Starting on Monday, the Alder Springs Fire has been burning through timber, tall grass and brush and remains at 3,278 acres, roughly just over 5 square miles, with about 68% containment, according ...

CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool - drones - to use in various ways to help fight wildfires like the Alder Springs Fire.

Alder Springs Fire/Facebook A fuels reduction priject by Crooked River Ranch began five years ago, and crews working to stop the Alder Springs Fire threatening homes this week said that work ...

Smoke fills the air at Crooked River Ranch, Ore., due to the Alder Springs Fire, which started June 16 and grew to 2,500 acres by the morning of June 17. (Courtesy Jefferson County Sheriff's ...

"I had guys who were going to bed hungry after working 16 hours," said the crew leader on the Alder Springs Fire, who asked not to be named for fear of losing her job. National and local USFS ...

The Alder Springs fire in Jefferson County was declared a conflagration on June 16. That fire burned about 3,300 acres and also was human-caused.

The Rowena Fire decimated 56 homes just days before the Ferry Fire tore through more than 10,000 acres in Sherman County. Then the Alder Springs Fire broke out in Jefferson County on Monday with ...