Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to prescribe burn up to 314 acres on Monday, four miles northeast of La Pine along Paulina…
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters Ranger Districts plan to conduct prescribed burn operations on…
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Over 40 participants from various agencies, nonprofits and higher education institutions from across the United States, Tribal Nations and Canada…
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A La Pine homeowner’s debris burn in a burn barrel escaped in strong, erratic winds Sunday afternoon, sparking a 1 ½-acre brush fire, but La Pine…
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After much consideration, Oregon’s state forester said Friday he has decided to not renew the Department of Forestry’s firefighting insurance…
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the University of Oregon has received $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to…
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Deschutes County is announcing an opportunity for communities to apply for grants that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of…
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As U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland began a three-day visit to Oregon, including a Friday stop in Bend, the Department of the Interior announced…
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Fire season is quickly approaching, and now is the time for Central Oregonians to plan to reduce their risk by creating defensible space and taking…
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– Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a “Goldilocks effect” – unless a…
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Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Michael Bennet, D- Colo., and John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., on Wednesday introduced the Protect the West Act to make a $60…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service held an online community forum recently to address the wildfire crisis facing the Pacific…
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The Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management plans to begin ignitions on a 1,243-acre fuels reduction project on Thursday, south of…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs, is offering…
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BLM crews wrapped up ignitions Wednesday on 510 acres of pile burns about eight miles southeast of Alfalfa, but say they may keep burning for a few…
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District conducted their last pile-burning operations Friday adjacent to Highway 97 between Lava Butte…
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Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced on Tuesday the Wildfire…
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Southern Oregon continues to recover from the devastating wildfires of 2020, and grants are helping residents in the region.…
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The Oregon Legislature will consider a number of recommendations for changes related to the controversial, statewide wildfire risk map during this…
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the US Department of Agriculture is providing over $40 million…
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