Month: July 2024

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Pilot Identified In Fatal Falls Fire Plane Crash

PORTLAND, Ore.–James Bailey Maxwell, 74, is confirmed by the Grant County Sheriff as the pilot who was killed in a tanker plane crash near Seneca, Ore., while fighting the Falls Fire on July 25, 2024. Search and rescue teams located the wreckage of Maxwell’s plane the morning of July 26. A Grant County Search and […]

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Northwest Interagency Coordinatio Center : Increased Wildfire Danger

PORTLAND, Ore,–1 new large fire Lone Rock (Condon, OR) at 5,000 acres. River (Adrian, OR) 100% contained & returned to local unit. Estimated 100,000 acre growth in large fires within 24 hrs; currently 8 OR and 2 WA being managed. For up-to-date info refer to local and state fire organizations.

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