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Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires
The Biden administration is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests.

Ashland seeks volunteers to address wildfire-assessment backlog
The city is seeking around 20 to 30 new volunteers to join its Volunteer Wildfire Risk Assessment Program. In the program, homeowners can get help figuring out how to make their homes and yards more resistant to wildfire.
An Oregonian will assist parks nationwide in wildfire recovery as coordinator for National Park Service
We learn more on how the national agency collaborates with parks in the aftermath of fires.
Strong winds, dry weather trigger fires in parts of Oregon
Several days of strong winds with little to no rain have spread fires in parts of the state.
BLM agrees to reverse Trump administration post-fire logging rule
The Bureau of Land Management has agreed to reverse a rule put in place during the Donald Trump presidency that allowed the agency to log large areas of forests after a wildfire without first doing an environmental review.

Three months after it started, Cedar Creek Fire reaches significant turning point
It’s been three months since the Cedar Creek Fire started burning in the Willamette National Forest east of Oakridge. Fire managers now say the blaze is mostly out.

Preventing wildfire with the Wild Horse Fire Brigade
William Simpson wants to deploy the wild horses across public lands, to live and graze — and ultimately, prevent the worst wildfires.

Rain brings reprieve for firefighters in Oregon and Washington
Long overdue fall weather signals the beginning of the end of fire season in the Pacific Northwest.

Weekday Wrap: Josephine County sales tax; Umatilla talks benefits of Amazon deal; and Clackamas County air quality relief centers
In other news: In Newberg, nearly 77,000 pounds of marijuana, worth $76.5 million was seized by the Yamhill County Sherriff's Office. Those incarcerated at Larch Corrections Center have found temporary housing after the Nakia Creek Fire forced them to evacuate.

Nakia Creek Fire in Clark County caused by ‘pyrotechnic’
Clark County officials say the Nakia Creek Fire was caused by a "pyrotechnic," and they're still looking for two men and two women who were in a light-colored Subaru nearby when the fire started.