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SISTERS, Ore. (KATU) — Firefighters are continuing their relentless battle against the Flat Fire, which has now consumed 21,971 acres just two miles northeast of Sisters, Oregon. Crews have been working tirelessly since the fire ignited on Thursday afternoon, establishing initial dozer and hand lines around key areas of the blaze. Eric Perkins, Operations Section Chief for the Oregon Department …

Firefighters in Oregon are racing to save the Doerner Fir – one of the world’s tallest and oldest trees – from a fire that has been burning since Saturday. The giant fir, more than 325ft (99m) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has already lost about 50ft to the blaze, which may jeopardise its standing in global …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon are trying to extinguish a fire that is burning in one of the world’s tallest trees near the state’s southern coast. The Doerner Fir, a coastal Douglas Fir tree over 325 feet (99 meters) tall and estimated to be over 450 years old, has been burning since Saturday in Coos County in Oregon’s …

Oregon firefighters are working to save one of the tallest non-redwood trees in the world after it caught fire last week. The coastal Douglas fir, believed to be about 450 years old and which stands 325 ft tall, was still burning east of Coquille on Tuesday, according to Megan Harper, public affairs specialist at the Bureau of Land Management. The …

Firefighting operations on Colorado’s Highway 13, responding to the Lee Fire. John Hecker/InciWeb hide caption toggle caption John Hecker/InciWeb In western Colorado, firefighters are up against more windy and hot weather as they try to protect homes and oil and gas resources from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires that have rapidly grown in the last few days, consuming more than …