Oregon fire officials are pleased there wasn't a single death of a child in the 22 people who died in fires in the state in 2012. However, any fire death is one too many, they say.

Portland (Ore.) Fire & Rescue pulled a man and a woman off an island and to safety on Tuesday after rising waters stranded them in Johnson Creek with no way to get back to shore.

Albany (Ore.) responders rescued two people from an apartment fire on Saturday night. The two occupants were transported to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries.

No injuries or serious damage was reported after a Portland, Ore. ladder truck slid on ice while responding to call for aid of injured bicyclist on Wednesday morning.

Gresham, Ore. firefighters saved a man from his mobile home after a fire broke out and trapped him in a bedroom with a window protected by security bars.

A wildland firefighting pilot carried a firefighter close to a half-mile in a water bucket after the Pole Creek Fire in Oregon flared up.

A man was found dead and a firefighter from the Clackamas Fire District was injured following a blaze that destroyed a home early Sunday morning.