28-acre prescribed burn planned Wednesday along Three Creek Lake Road south of Sisters
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Sisters Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct up to 28 acres of prescribed burning on Sisters Area…
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Ochoco National Forest cancels Tuesday’s 898-acre prescribed burn NE of Prineville on Lookout Mtn. Ranger District
The Lookout Mountain Ranger District’s nearly 900-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday 15 miles northeast of Prineville, adjacent to Forest…
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Central Oregon Wildfire School returns, teaching crucial skills for firefighters ahead of another busy fire season
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the next several days, Central Oregon Fire Management Service is once again partnering with structural firefighting…
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Prescribed burns underway for a second day NE of La Pine, NW of Sisters
Two prescribed burns are continuing for a second day Wednesday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters ranger districts, Deschutes National Forest…
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‘A critical tool’: Deschutes National Forest plans to start stepped-up prescribed burn season in mid-April
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prescribed burn season is starting up again on the High Desert. The Deschutes National Forest is planning more than ever before,…
Continue Reading Deschutes National Forest plans up to 11,000 acres of spring prescribed burning: Here’s more about where
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Monday that its firefighters plan to start spring prescribed burning season in…
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Sisters Ranger District to continue pile burning operations this week
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District will continue pile burning as favorable conditions exist this week, the Forest…
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State-funded recovery program helped nearly 1,200 households hit by Labor Day 2020 wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The state Wildfire Recovery and Resilience Account program supported hundreds of wildfire-affected households to find…
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With Oregon’s fire season over, state sends dozens of firefighters to help battle blazes in Kentucky, N. Carolina
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Though fire season has subsided in Oregon, other parts of the country are strained for resources as they hit their peak. In…
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Wildfire, drought have caused $11.2 billion damage to West Coast private forests over past 20 years, OSU study finds
Wildfires and drought have led to $11.2 billion in damages to privately held timberland in California, Oregon and Washington over the past two…
Continue ReadingThousands flee Highland Fire in California as hot and dry Santa Ana winds stoke the flames
By Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A vegetation fire in California’s Riverside County exploded in size as it was stoked by hot and dry Santa Ana winds,…
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Ochoco National Forest begins winter pile burning on about 5,100 acres
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With cooler and wetter weather arriving this week on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters began pile burning Monday…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry fire season comes to an end; nearly 1,000 fires burned about 18,000 acres of state-protected land
With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts have terminated fire season…
Continue Reading Prescribed burning set to resume Thursday about 11 miles southeast of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock District plan to return to the Flank Project Area about 11 miles southeast of Bend for more…
Continue Reading Pile burning returns: Operations getting underway on the Deschutes and Willamette national forests
Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest plan to begin pile burning as favorable conditions exist, officials said Monday.…
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Management team handing off Willamette National Forest fires as cool, wet fall weather helps douse flames
The cooler, rainy fall weather has helped firefighters completing work on the five fires fought for over the past two-plus months on the Willamette…
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Fall rain, cooldown bring an end to fire season across Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District
Thanks to cooler temperatures and significant rainfall, fire season ended Monday for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District.…
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Crews complete nearly 1,000-acre prescribed burn on Deschutes National Forest 11 miles SE of Bend
Firefighters completed a three-day, 984-acre prescribed burn Saturday about 11 miles southeast of Bend, U.S. Forest Service officials…
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Rain allows focus on line repairs, restoration and erosion control on Lookout, other Willamette NF wildfires
More heavy rain fell Tuesday on or near the fires in the Willamette National Forest, allowing fire managers and crews to focus on efforts to repair…
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Update: Planned 350-acre prescribed burn along Highway 20 NW of Sisters canceled due to heavy rainfall
The Sisters Ranger District’s 350-acre prescribed burn planned for Tuesday four miles northwest of Sisters adjacent to the eastern side of Highway…
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