JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Alder Springs Fire is now 68% contained with LEVEL 1 evacuation notices in place. Below is the latest from…
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CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — One of the key reasons firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fast-moving Alder Springs Fire this week…
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According to Central Oregon Fire Management, crews made substantial progress Wednesday on the more than 3,200-acre Alder Springs Fire near Crooked…
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CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool – drones – to use in various ways to help fight…
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TERREBONNE, Ore. [KTVZ] — Wildfires continue to challenge communities in central Oregon as the Alder Springs Fire approached Crooked River Ranch on…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Emergency Management has activated the State Emergency Coordination Center to Level 3 – Regional…
Continue Reading Officials said Tuesday was a day of good progress on the lines of the day-old Alder Springs Fire, newly mapped at over 3,400…
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(Update: Adding video, comments) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pet Evacuation Team said late Tuesday it is now caring for 175 animals evacuated from…
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) works with the Oregon Health Authority along with other local agencies to review fire behavior…
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(Update: Adding video) BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help…
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Helicopters, tankers, smokejumpers and rappellers joined forces with ground crews to tackle a fire that broke out Monday morning and grew fast to…
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The Central Oregon Type 3 Interagency Management Team on Monday morning transitioned the Ferry Fire that broke out last week along the John Day River…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest,…
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The destructive Rowena Fire forced the evacuation of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, so the Sunriver…
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HERMISTON, Ore. (KGW) — Authorities issued a Level 3 evacuation order on Friday afternoon for areas south of Bensel Road to Klaus Road and east…
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire and Rescue) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recent fires in Central Oregon and across the state are showing how…
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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new fire reported late Friday morning burned in grass, brush and juniper about six miles northeast of Madras. It covered…
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Crews working in brisk winds quickly tackled and stopped the spread of a brushfire northeast of Madras Thursday afternoon that Jefferson County Fire…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue crews quickly contained a brush fire Thursday afternoon that broke out near the Stillwater Crossing…
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