Renowned wilderness guides lose homes, equipment in Jasper fire

A call is out to aid two Canadian adventurers whose lives have been upended by an unprecedented fire in the Alberta national park

Oregon bill to cut millions in timber taxes is dead, despite high-level backing

The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires, sparking debate about who should pay: taxpayers or big timber owners

Property tax cut from controversial wildfire funding proposal, but big timber could still get break

The shift comes two days after a story by the Oregon Capital Chronicle and hearings in the Legislature

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds BNSF railway at fault for Tunnel 5 Fire

‘Fire danger along the tracks in this general area should have been known to BNSF,’ reads report

Why Washington’s Tunnel 5 Fire is destined to be repeated

Without a major policy shift, more private homes will burn and more public money will be spent trying to protect them

An Oregon town is buying surrounding forests to confront wildfires

A logger, forester and former mayor have joined forces to help Butte Falls protect its town and build an economy supported by tourism

Columbia Gorge fire burning uncontrolled; homes threatened

Airplanes and helicopters have been deployed to battle the Tunnel 5 Fire on the banks of the Columbia River in Washington

Elemental: The wildfire film everyone needs to see … and understand

A new documentary challenges conventional wisdom and says we don’t have to be helpless victims in the face of increasing wildfires