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Durkee Fire Grows To Oregon's Largest

(Durkee, OR) -- Federal Emergency money is coming to Oregon for the Durkee Fire, burning between Ontario and Baker City. This is the seventh Fire Management Assistance Grant authorized for the state this year. The Durkee Fire is currently more than 240-thousand acres and zero-percent contained. Resources from 22 states are working the fire. It has forced intermittent closures of I-84. The fire threatens public communication lines, cell towers and power infrastructure. One home has already burned, and fire officials say more than 300 remain at risk.

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