Jefferson County firefighters, joined by several other departments from around the region, rushed to stop and put out a string of three brush fires in the Culver area Monday afternoon that may have been sparked by a passing train amid very hot, dry conditions.
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The National Weather Service in Pendleton issued a new red flag warning for much of the region for dry and unstable conditions bringing high fire danger. It is in effect until 11 PM Tuesday.
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LAKECREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new fire in southwest Oregon grew to an estimated 1,500 acres by Sunday night, but Oregon Department of Forestry officials said air tankers were able to complete temporary containment lines, helping firefighters work overnight on permanent ones. The Salt Creek Fire was reported on Salt Creek Road, north of Lakecreek.
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Redmond firefighters’ busy Fourth of July continued early Thursday evening, when a Ring doorbell camera caught a motorist pulling over and firing an illegal firework mortar, sparking a one-acre grass fire below a Bonneville Power Administration transmission line and a police hunt for the culprit.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Temperatures spiking into the 100s? Check. Rapidly drying grasslands and forests? Check. Possible humidity of less than 20 percent? Check. Ticking all these boxes means fire managers across the Pacific Northwest are anticipating a significant shift in wildfire conditions over the July 4th weekend. “We’re preparing for a dramatic increase in wildfire
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Crews from three fire departments were sent to stop an unattended, escaped debris burn in Terrebonne that had Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies evacuating threatened neighbors, prompting a homeowner citation and a reminder Tuesday that burning season is over – and fire danger rising.
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A week ago, the Darlene 3 wildfire broke out on public lands near the community of La Pine. “Fortunately, decades of land treatments performed by the Bureau of Land Management helped stop the fire in its tracks,” the agency said Tuesday.
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A week after the fast-growing Darlene 3 Fire forced hundreds of La Pine-area residents to evacuate their homes, the blaze held by crews at just under 4,000 acres reached official full containment Tuesday as all Level 3 GO NOW evacuation levels were dropped.
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– As the Darlene 3 Fire reportedly reaches 100% containment, all of those affected by the fire are able to return home. But for one homeless family, everything is gone. Ivy and Ayla were living in homeless camps near the La Pine Cemetery when the fire sparked. Ayla said Monday, “I called her because
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Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management will move into Stage 1 public use fire restrictions on Monday, July 1.
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Firefighters on the 4-day-old Darlene 3 Fire southeast of La Pine have the blaze fully lined and 50% contained, officials said Saturday. The reduced risk has lowered some areas, including Newberry Estates, from Level 3 GO NOW evacuation to Level 2 BE SET, and firefighters from across the state are heading home.
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In the weeks and months before the threat posed by the Darlene 3 Fire, residents in La Pine were noticing another increase in home insurance, as wildfire risk is causing many insurance companies to pull out of the area.
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The La Pine community has come together in many ways large and small to assist evacuees from the Darlene 3 Fire this week – and not just the two-legged ones.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Darlene 3 Fire burning in Deschutes County, Oregon.
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“Significant resources” responded Wednesday to a new lightning-sparked wildfire, the Little Valley Fire near Harper in Eastern Oregon, which quickly grew to 12,000 acres and was threatening two structures.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A bird met its unfortunate demise in an encounter with a Central Electric Co-Op transformer east of Bend on Tuesday morning, sparking a brush fire that was stopped at a half-acre and 10 feet from a structure by Alfalfa Fire District crews. The fire was reported around 9:45 a.m. in the
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A brush fire that Redmond firefighters stopped at about an acre just east of the city Tuesday evening prompted Pacific Power to enact an emergency, precautionary power shutoff that topped 10,000 customers at its peak and lasted for over 90 minutes.
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NewsChannel 21’s Demetrious Gamble talked to residents in the area of Tuesday’s Darlene 3 Fire near La Pine, including an evacuee and others worried about friends and family.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Darlene 3 Fire burning Tuesday near La Pine, with two task forces activated and four more due Wednesday. The fire sparked around 1 p.m. Tuesday, one mile south of La Pine on the east side of Darlene Way. The
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The Long Bend Fire, which broke out late Saturday afternoon on the west side of the Deschutes River southwest of Maupin, has grown to more than 1,000 acres after prompting the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office to raise a Level 1 ‘Get Ready’ pre-evacuation notice to Level 2 ‘Get Set.’
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