CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool - drones - to use in various ways to help fight wildfires like the Alder Springs Fire.

Starting on Monday, the Alder Springs Fire has been burning through timber, tall grass and brush and remains at 3,278 acres, roughly just over 5 square miles, with about 68% containment, according ...

Alder Springs Fire/Facebook A fuels reduction priject by Crooked River Ranch began five years ago, and crews working to stop the Alder Springs Fire threatening homes this week said that work ...

The Alder Springs fire in Jefferson County was declared a conflagration on June 16. That fire burned about 3,300 acres and also was human-caused.

On the north side of the fire, or the area of Alder Springs, flames backed down toward the burn scar of the Shoe Fire, which burned more than 5,000 acres before it was contained Nov. 9, 2024.