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Nearly two months since the Rowena Fire tore through Wasco County, destroying 56 homes and 91 other structures, local ...
The more than 3,500-acre wildfire broke out on June 11 in the Rowena community, west of Hood River and to the east of The Dalles. It is now considered 24% contained.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the Rowena Fire continues to burn between Mosier and The Dalles, destroying dozens of homes and threatening hundreds more, fire officials say they are making “steady ...
Wildfires State promises free cleanup following Rowena fire, but long-term recovery could take years Updated: Jul. 23, 2025, 12:39 p.m. | Published: Jul. 17, 2025, 6:30 a.m.
Level 1 evacuation orders are in place for the west side of Steels Road to Highway 197 to Five Mile Road after being issued ...
The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office has lowered Level 3 (GO NOW) evacuation orders to Level 1 (BE READY) for a wildfire burning ...
WASCO COUNTY, Ore — For the first time since the Rowena fire destroyed nearly 60 homes last month in Wasco County, crews are getting a closer look at the cleanup. Workers have just started ...
After a wildfire just south of The Dalles in Wasco County prompted Level 3 “Go Now” evacuations earlier in the day, they have ...
The Rowena Fire burned 63 homes in The Dalles in June. “Oregon is already experiencing a devastating wildfire season that will have lasting consequences. The summer is only getting hotter, drier, and ...
The Steele Road fire ignited around 4:50 p.m. near the Wasco County Landfill on Steele Road. No infrastructure or homes were ...
The API failed to deliver the resource. Specialized cleanup crews are helping families return to their homes and businesses as fast and safely as possible more than a month after the Rowen Fire.
Oregon’s first conflagration of 2025 was declared June 11 for the Rowena Fire near The Dalles, which ended up scorching about 3,700 acres, destroying 56 residential buildings and 91 other ...