Fire destroys home at Crooked River Ranch

(Update: More details fom CRR Fire & Rescue)

A fire destroyed a Crooked River Ranch home Saturday afternoon, but neighbors helped a woman escape the burning home, authorities said Sunday.

CRR Fire & Rescue crews received a report shortly after 3:30 p.m. of a mobile home fire in the 5900 block of Southwest Fawn Street, but it was later confirmed to be a wood-frame home, Assistant Fire Chief Sean Hartley said.

The first crews arrived to find the home fully ablaze and the fire threatening a detached garage, vehicles, the wildland interface and a neighbor’s shop, Hartley said.

Initial reports indicated the home was occupied and an occupant might be trapped, but neighbors were able to get the woman out, Hartley said. She was evaluated by paramedics and taken to St. Charles Redmond with non-life-threatening injuries.

Firefighters were able to protect all of the threatened exposures, except a Jeep parked next to the home.

A shuttle using water tenders provided water to fight the fire, Hartley said. BLM fire crews monitored the wildland-urban interface for possible spot fires, but none were reported.

Several pets were able to escape the home on their own, though a cat suffered injuries and was taken to a veterinary office for evaluation.

The fire, on the northern (Jefferson County) side of the subdivision, putting up a tall, black smoke plume visible for several miles.

It also damaged the power line to the home and Pacific Power was called in to remove it.

Several fire crews stayed on scene well into the evening, performing overhaul. Hartley said Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue had crews on scene overnight, monitoring the fire to make sure it was out.

Hartley said the cause of the fire is under investigation. The home, contents and a Jeep were a total loss. The home’s value was estimated at $125,000. He said smoke alarm activation is not known at this time.

The resident’s family was staying in an RV on the property, which was undamaged was driven elsewhere for the family to stay in, so the American Red Cross was not needed, he said.

A total of 12 career and nine volunteer firefighters responded. Mutual-aid assistance was provided by Redmond Fire & Rescue, the Cloverdale Rural Fire District, Jefferson and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, the BLM and Crooked River Ranch maintenance.