New Oregon Department of Forestry Report Says PacifiCorp Wasn’t Responsible for Santiam Canyon Fire The long-awaited report supports the utility’s version of the deadly blaze.

That finding was almost the opposite of a Portland jury ruling in June 2023 that PacifiCorp was not only liable, but grossly negligent for the fires. Juries have awarded millions to fire victims ...

FILE - Damage from the Santiam Fire near Gates, Ore., Sept. 9, 2020. An Oregon Department of Forestry report says PacifiCorp didn’t cause the fire, contradicting federal reports and a jury decision.

Electrical equipment didn't contribute to spread of Santiam Canyon fires, ODF investigation finds The new ODF report looked into the cause of the wind-fueled fire that broke out on Labor Day 2020 ...

The Santiam Canyon fires started on Labor Day 2020 and killed five people and destroyed hundreds of homes. ... PacifiCorp and the fire victims presented many experts at trial.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A newly released Oregon Department of Forestry report says that downed power lines were not the cause of the deadly Santiam Canyon Fire in Sept. 2020.. Investigators ...

A jury Monday found PacifiCorp liable for causing four of the devastating Labor Day wildfires in 2020 that burned a combined 2,500 properties and upended countless lives in the Santiam Canyon ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for causing devastating Santiam Canyon wildfires in 2020 — ...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - In a report from the Oregon Department of Forestry, investigators say powerlines did not help spread the Santiam Canyon Fire during the 2020 Labor Day wildfires.

PacifiCorp’s efforts to persuade the jury that the Santiam Canyon fires started from the Beachie Creek fire are crucial to any judgment that may come out of the case, given that more than half ...

The Santiam Canyon fire was among 18 fires across Oregon over Labor Day week in 2020, the state’s most destructive fires to date. The historic fires killed nine people, destroyed 5,000 homes and ...