HOW YOU CAN HELP: Thousands under evacuation orders as Rowena Fire grows in Columbia Gorge As of Sunday, 56 homes and another 91 structures – like sheds, barns, and shops – have been destroyed.

The human-caused fire started on Wednesday, June 11. The ignition source has not been identified. Recovery efforts continue in Columbia River Gorge after Rowena Fire devastation ...

— The Rowena Fire is highlighting the struggles for survivors of wildfires. The Columbia River Gorge area fire has burned more than 3,500 acres, and destroyed 56 homes and 90+ structures.

The Rowena Fire started in the Gorge on Wednesday afternoon. Within 24 hours, the fire had destroyed at least 20 homes.

Water-dropping aircraft are a key part of efforts to fight wildfires. And with the 2025 season especially fiery, these pilots ...

Firefighters are making progress on the Rowena Fire, now at 53% containment with 3,700 acres burned. Some Level 1 evacuation notices remain in effect.

Nearly two months since the Rowena Fire tore through Wasco County, destroying 56 homes and 91 other structures, local ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Rowena Fire, burning in the Columbia River Gorge, held steady over the weekend while crews worked to contain the blaze. As of Monday afternoon, Highway 30 was closed ...

The Rowena Fire bears troubling similarities to the Tunnel 5 Fire in 2023, just across the Columbia River Gorge in Skamania County, Washington. That blaze, which burned several hundred acres, was ...

A sampling of headlines regarding the Gorge fire: Seattle Times — “In a bone-dry June, wildfires begin to stalk Washington and Oregon”; The Guardian — “Oregon wildfire destroys homes and ...