The Rowena Fire, which has burned around 37,000 acres near The Dalles, is now 93% contained; no evacuations remain.

The Rowena Fire has burned an estimated 3,700 acres and is 93% contained. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, with the estimated cost of firefighting efforts reaching $9,135,821.

The Wasco County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday afternoon that residents of two districts affected by the Rowena Fire to not drink the tap water due to contamination, until further notice.

As of Friday afternoon, Level 3 evacuation orders decreased from 824 to 575 homes. 1,718 homes remain under Level 2 evacuation notices, and 1,547 are under Level 1.

The measure, House Bill 3940, would tax oral nicotine products and tap the interest on Oregon’s rainy day savings account and put the money toward wildfire mitigation.

As the Rowena Fire continues to burn between Mosier and The Dalles, destroying dozens of homes and threatening hundreds more, fire officials say they are making “steady progress” toward… ...

McGonigal, Herrman and Haney told FOX 12 that the Rowena Fire was even more destructive than they had anticipated. “It was a small fire, but yet, the damage for homes was incredible,” Haney said.

The Rowena Fire continues to burn aggressively across the Columbia River Gorge, destroying at least 20 homes and scorching more than 3,500 acres since Wednesday. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

WASCO COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Two separate baby deer were rescued by crews fighting the Rowena wildfire in Wasco County last week, according to Oregon fire officials on Saturday.

With mop-up efforts in place and evacuations lifted, ODF said they’re getting ready to hand the Rowena fire back to local crews by the end of the week while others continue to break out. “We ...

THE DALLES, Ore — Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday declared a state of emergency due to the Rowena Fire, which has burned around 3,700 acres near The Dalles and 93% contained. At least 56 homes and ...