The Flat Fire, which started Thursday afternoon west of Culver in Jefferson County, has triggered evacuations in the nearby ...

A wildfire sparked in Jefferson County on Thursday, quickly spreading and prompting evacuations in the surrounding area.

There are widespread evacuation orders are in place for the fire and air quality ranged from unhealthy to very unhealthy in ...

The blaze broke out on Aug. 21, north of Sisters and approximately three miles west of Lake Billy Chinook. As of late Aug. 22, it had grown to 9,000 acres, according to a release from Central Oregon ...

A fire broke out in Jefferson County on Thursday afternoon , prompting Level 3 – GO NOW evacuations for some areas south of ...

The Flat Fire burning in Jefferson County grew to 18,000 acres by Saturday morning and is zero percent contained, according ...

A wildfire burning west of Culver near Lake Billy Chinook grew to 3,300 acres overnight, fire officials reported Friday ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — The Flat Fire has burned 3,300 acres less than a day after it sparked, according to Central ...

Based on the most recent data available to the Oregon Health Authority from other areas of the lake, the advisory is being expanded to include all three arms of Lake Billy Chinook, located about ...

The lake was named after Billy Chinook (1827-1890), a member of the Wasco tribe who served as a guide for John Fremont and Kit Carson on their Western U.S. expeditions in the 1840s.