The cooler, wetter weather has given firefighters on the previously fast-moving Little Lava Fire the upper hand, and that means downgraded or lifted…
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – It was standing room only Wednesday night at Three Rivers Elementary School as hundreds of concerned residents were eager…
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In honor of National Preparedness Month, the Oregon Department of Human Services announced a new…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for the following areas due to smoke…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)Â –Â The Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized resources to the Service Fire in Wheeler County overnight as the fire, pushed by gusty…
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — In coordination with the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, the Ochoco National Forest is expanding the Maury Mountains…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend and Alfalfa firefighters put out a brush fire in the woods near Bear Creek Road east of Bend Tuesday afternoon that…
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The Little Lava Fire kept on growing and putting up a large smoke plume Tuesday as Deschutes County emergency managers once again expanded the Level…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several days of this lingering smoky haze are taking a toll on people and businesses in downtown Bend. Smoke from the recent…
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two growing wildfires on the Willamette National Forest west of Sisters have now prompted the closures of both state…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wildfires have become an annual occurrence in the region, exacerbated by prolonged drought conditions, and this year has been…
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A Redmond native and Bend business owner, now retired and living “off the grid” just outside of Chiloquin, lost everything to the Copperfield Fire,…
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ)Â Redmond Fire & Rescue said Monday it would like to remind everyone that we are deep into the wildfire season and all…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Monday it has expanded two temporary emergency fire closure areas on the Bend-Fort…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued a new air quality advisory…
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McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night issued a Level 1 GET READY evacuation notice for an area north of…
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Firefighters battled a growing number of larger, older and new lightning-sparked wildfires across Central Oregon and nearby areas on Sunday, with…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest said Saturday is temporarily closing two areas on the Bend-Fort Rock…
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One of the dozens of new lightning-sparked fires being tackled around the region Saturday after Friday night’s round of thunderstorms prompted a…
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 The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing its Blue Incident Management Team and several task forces to the Rail Ridge Fire in Grant and Crook…
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