Over two hundred residents were forced to leave their houses on Sunday when two wildfires in California went out of control. One of the wildfires occurred near a lake side resort town, where it also destroyed several structures. Authorities say that the blaze sparked at approximately 1:30 PM near bass Lake, in Central California. In light of these events, authorities were forced to evacuate 1000 … [Read more...]
Firefighters Manage to Contain 150-acre Blaze in Corvallis
The North Corvallis Timberhill area was almost burn to a cinder later this Saturday. Local firefighters mobilized a large number of members to fight the 150-acre blaze during the night. Cory Penselin, one of the firefighters in the team had worked for 30-hours straight to put out the blaze. A Good Samaritean gave him a Monster energy drink as a sign of gratitude. He said that in his 19 years of … [Read more...]
Southern Oregon, Klamath Falls Wildfire Forces Evacuations
Rapid-growing wildfire has spread in Southern Oregon, destroying homes and forcing more than 100 people to be evacuated from their homes. The fire erupted near Sprague River on Sunday at around 2pm PDT and by 1am on Monday it had traveled around four and a half miles. Erica Hill, spokesperson for the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) declared that the firefighting crews … [Read more...]