Weather conducive to fire growth and dry fuels persist in the Durkee Fire footprint. Friday, containment was added from River Bend (on the I-84 corridor) to the southern tip of the Durkee…
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Durkee Fire 20 percent contained
The Durkee Fire in Baker County is currently the largest fire in the nation. Sandwiched between the Cow Valley Fire footprint to the southwest and the Thompson Fire to the northeast, it…
Moderate fire behavior expected on Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon
On Thursday, moderate fire behavior is expected on the Durkee Fire in northeast Oregon. Moderate post-frontal weather conditions are forecasted (including a slight drop in temperature, higher humidity, calmer winds, and a…
Wind, lightning could challenge firefighters on Durkee Fire Wednesday afternoon
Wednesday’s weather will lead to extreme fire behavior and growth on the Durkee Fire in Baker County. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for severe thunderstorms and will be followed by…
OSFM Green Team assigned to Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon, fire grows to 239,255 acres
Firefighters are working night and day to extinguish the Durkee Fire and six new lightning starts on the east side of Interstate. The Durkee, Cow Valley, and Bonita Road Fires are now…
Weather challenges firefighters on Durkee Fire in Baker County, conflagration invoked
Sunday was another extremely active day on the Durkee Fire in Baker County. Winds from nearby thunderstorms picked up around 6 p.m. causing 50-mile-per-hour outflow winds on the eastern section of the…
Conflagration invoked for Durkee Fire in Baker County
On Saturday, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Durkee Fire in Baker County. The fire sparked Wednesday and continues to grow, threatening communities. The Baker and Malheur…
Durkee Fire 116,431 acres, zero percent contained, OSFM mobilizes task forces, IMT
Saturday was an extremely active fire day. The Durkee Fire spread rapidly to the southeast, with some growth in the north and west. About 24 aviation resources engaged in aerial firefighting operations…
OSFM sends structural task forces to Durkee Fire in Baker, Malheur counties
Friday, the Durkee Fire in Baker and Malheur County was extremely active progressing south/southeast past Huntington Road and paralleling a ridgeline adjacent to Hwy 26. Southern progression of the advancing fire front…
OSFM sends firefighters and equipment to Durkee Fire in Baker County, more out-of-state resources arrive
On Friday, the Oregon State Fire Marshal sent structural protection resources to the Durkee Fire in Baker County. The fire was reported Wednesday night off Interstate 84 near the community of Durkee. It has…