Firefighters stop 1-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon
Firefighters tackled and stopped a one-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon near the Maple Avenue Bridge on Sunday…
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Crews build line around human-caused wildfire south of La Pine State Park
Firefighters Sunday morning stopped the forward progression of a human-caused wildfire that burned nearly three acres south of La Pine State Park and…
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La Pine landowner cited after firework sparks wildfire; ODF reminds of high fire danger, Red Flag Warning
A La Pine landowner was cited Saturday after a firework sparked a wildfire on their property, prompting a warning by the Oregon Department of…
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Industrial fire precaution level rises Monday on all C.O. public lands; fire danger rating rises to high
Beginning Monday at 12:01 a.m., all lands managed by the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry’s Central Oregon District enters ‘High’ fire danger level on Saturday
Starting this Saturday at 12:01 a.m. on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District, the district’s fire…
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Two Umatilla County wildfires fully contained, Hat Rock at nearly 17,000 acres; task force wraps up work, heads home
Two Umatilla County wildfires, including the nearly 17,000 Hat Rock Fire east of Hermiston, are now fully contained, according to a task force…
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Fast-moving new wildfire breaks out in The Dalles, prompting evacuations
A fire that broke out in The Dalles along the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday evening prompted evacuation orders and burned at least one home, KGW…
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Crews quickly get line around new wildfire on Ochoco National Forest at under 10 acres
Firefighters responded and got a line around a fire that burned nine acres near McKay Saddle on the Ochoco National Forest Wednesday…
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Firefighters report progress on pair of Umatilla County wildfires; Hat Rock Fire at 15,000 acres, evacuations continue
The Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized six task forces and an incident management team to Umatilla County late Tuesday as firefighters battled two…
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Prescribed burning scheduled to resume along Paulina Lake Road NE of La Pine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to resume prescribed burning operations Wednesday five miles northeast of La…
Continue Reading USFS firefighters resume prescribed burn along Paulina Lake Road; planned burn Tuesday west of Bend canceled
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District continued prescribed burning along Paulina Lake Road northeast of La Pine on Monday, but canceled…
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Willamette, Siuslaw national forests move to ‘moderate’ fire danger
Due to a historically dry spring and unseasonably warm temperatures, Siuslaw and Willamette National Forest officials raised fire danger from…
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Merkley, Wyden, call for long-term steps to boost firefighter recruitment, retention before pay hike expires
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in a bipartisan letter urging the Senate…
Continue ReadingWildfire season off to early start across Northwest; human error chief cause, caution urged
With an early onset of above-normal temperatures, rapid snowmelt and consecutive days of below-normal rainfall, fire season is off to an early start…
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Warm Springs fire crews, task force stop two grass fires after road closures, K-8 Academy evacuation
Warm Springs firefighters, assisted by a Jefferson County structural protection task force, stopped two grass fires that broke out Tuesday afternoon…
Continue ReadingSee the numbers through the smoke: DEQ tracks how wildfire has worsened High Desert air quality in recent years
A look out the window or a walk through a park or neighborhood on many smoky summer days in recent years tell Central Oregonians what the latest data…
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ODF C. Oregon District to enter fire season Friday; debris burning, fireworks banned on state-protected land
With nearly two-dozen wildfires tackled already this year — about half of them escaped debris burns — fire season on all lands protected by the…
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Small prescribed burn planned Monday near Sunriver to train fire investigators; other fires found, stopped small
The Bend-Fort Ranger District plans to conduct a five-acre prescribed burn Monday morning near Sunriver to generate a training environment for…
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Fire destroys motor home at Thousand Trails RV Resort near Sunriver, spreads to grass, trees before crews stop it
A fire destroyed a motor home at Thousand Trails RV Park south of Sunriver late Saturday afternoon and was spreading to grass and trees when the…
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Eight C.O. fire agencies among 185 statewide receiving state grants to boost firefighter ranks for fire season
To boost the number of firefighters across Oregon ahead of wildfire season, the Oregon State Fire Marshal has awarded $6 million in grants to 185…
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