OREGON (KTVZ) -- The USDA Forest Service has announced it will be hiring nearly 600 fire support positions in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. It says these positions are vital to wildfire preparedness ...

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Officials anticipate residual smoke over the next two to three days.

The U.S. Forest Service says a wildfire in the National Forest in northwest Montgomery County is fully contained, and there is no public threat.

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest and the Six Rivers National Forest are lifting all fire restrictions. At the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, the lift goes into effect on Tuesday, Sept. 30. This is ...

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