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COIC offers Jefferson County residents $599.99 reimbursement for defensible space treatments

February 11, 2025 1:37 pm Barney Lerten

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs, is offering…

Oregon lawmaker proposes changing revised state wildfire risk map to curb anger and rumors

February 10, 2025 6:09 pm KTVZ News Sources

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package…

Deschutes County defensible space bin rental

Deschutes County offers neighborhoods trash bins, free disposal of wildfire fuels to create defensible space

February 10, 2025 10:43 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — If a major obstacle to clearing defensible space in your neighborhood is the cost of renting a large bin and disposing of all…

Amid dry spell and windy forecast, Oregon Dept. of Forestry reminds property owners to monitor their burn piles

January 24, 2025 3:14 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Due to the recent extended drying pattern and east winds in the forecast this weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry is…

Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires

January 24, 2025 10:49 am KTVZ News Sources

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires in…

Homes and trees destroyed by the Palisades Fire are seen along the coastline on January 15 in the Pacific Palisades.

Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area

January 24, 2025 12:06 am CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, Holly Yan and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires and new blazes flaring up…

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Oregon strike teams heading home after two-week deployment to help battle S. California wildfires

January 23, 2025 11:30 am KTVZ News Sources

(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the…

A helicopter drops water as firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake on January 22.

Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards

January 23, 2025 6:04 am CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Amanda Musa and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Exhausted firefighters battling deadly infernos for weeks are now grappling with more…

A group rescues horses during the Eaton Fire in Altadena

‘These animals are essentially family:’ Horses, sheep and ducks not forgotten in California wildfires amid rescue efforts

January 23, 2025 7:00 am CNN Newsource

By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — People in Southern California have risked their own safety to rescue animals, both big and small, from the…

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Oregon strike teams called to help on new wildfire forcing evacuations in San Diego County

January 21, 2025 2:34 pm KTVZ News Sources

BONSALL, Calif. (KTVZ) — Two Oregon strike teams were assigned overnight to a new fire in Southern California. Strike Team 17 (Linn County) and…

Redmond Fire & Rescue receives state grant to help property owners create defensible space from wildfires

January 21, 2025 10:44 am KTVZ News Sources

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Fire & Rescue announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s…

The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on January 7.

As if LA officials don’t have enough on their plates, they have another problem: Arsonists

January 21, 2025 1:32 am CNN Newsource

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As devastating wildfires have destroyed huge swaths of Los Angeles County, incinerating homes and leaving at least…

LA Fire: Grassroots volunteer group bringing hope to those who have lost it all in Los Angeles

January 20, 2025 10:32 pm Lynsey Harris

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTVZ) — What was simply a call for donations has quickly turned into a full-scale operation for Ian Cunningham, an organizer…

L.A. deputies arrest Oregon pair, accused of posing as firefighters during California wildfire

January 20, 2025 11:37 am KTVZ News Sources

By Sabinna Pierre, KGW LOS ANGELES — Two Oregon residents were arrested Saturday after authorities caught them attempting to enter a Palisades…

The Palisades Fire destroyed beachfront homes in Malibu

A ‘dangerously unacceptable breakdown’ led to errant or delayed evacuation warnings in LA. The rest of the US isn’t immune

January 16, 2025 9:21 am CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — If you work in one part of town and live in another, you might not get an evacuation warning if your home is in the…

Some beachfront properties are left destroyed Thursday by the Palisades Fire in Malibu

Why some structures may have withstood the Los Angeles area wildfires – while those next door burned to the ground

January 15, 2025 1:00 am CNN

CNN, KCAL, KCBS, SCOTT DILL, HENRI YONET, KCAL/KCBS By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Sitting in the hotel room where his family sheltered from the…

A Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter sprays water on a burning apartment complex caused by the rapidly spreading Palisades Fire in Los Angeles.

‘Beyond the brink’: Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America

January 14, 2025 8:42 pm CNN

CNN By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — Less than a month before fires swept across Los Angeles, a…

Los Angeles couple shares their emotional journey after losing their home

January 14, 2025 7:34 pm Lynsey Harris

Lynsey Harris spoke with Chris Maddox and Thomas Renaud on the loss of their home as well as the solace they’ve found in their…

Red Cross volunteer Kim Mailles assesses fire damage

Red Cross Cascades Region volunteers are on the ground in L.A. in the wake of deadly, destructive wildfires

January 14, 2025 5:32 pm KTVZ News Sources

LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) — One week after wildfires ripped through the Los Angeles region, the Red Cross is still on the ground helping to provide…

Nearly 400 Oregon firefighters are in L.A. area helping with mop-up operations as more Santa Ana winds approach

January 13, 2025 6:13 pm Harley Coldiron

LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) — With Santa Ana winds set to again hit the Los Angeles area, 21 Oregon strike teams made up of nearly 400 Oregon firefighters…