Fire evacuations in parts of state 4

Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)

2001-03-05

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[an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) Fire evacuations in parts of state By The Associated Press A group of eight to 10 fires continued to burn Saturday in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in northeastern Oregon, and evacuations were being planned for a handful of residents. The largest of the Oregon fires, all of which were started by lightning Wednesday night or Thursday morning, was the 18,000-acre Eastside Complex Fire, burning across grass and timber in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area near the Idaho border. Also, high winds fed a fast-moving fire in the Ochoco National Forest, near Prineville, authorities said. [an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) [an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) [an error occurred while processing this directive] (none) Visit our back issue library Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Western Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Corvallis Gazette-Times | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | | Ashland Daily Tidings | Gresham Outlook | Springfield News | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2000 Lee Northwest Publishing