Fire Alert Archives

Oregon Dept. of Forestry adds restrictions for C.O. industrial operations

June 29, 2021 8:54 pm Barney Lerten

Additional restrictions for industrial forest operations in the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Prineville and John Day units will begin at 12:01…

Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire threat

June 28, 2021 5:08 pm KTVZ News Sources

Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…

Fast-spreading wildfire near Weed shuts Highway 97 at Oregon-California border

June 28, 2021 3:10 pm KTVZ News Sources

A fast-growing wildfire near the town of Weed, California prompted evacuations Monday and the closure of U.S. Highway 97 at the Oregon-California…

New wildfire burns 1,000 acres in Sherman County; S-503 Fire nears full containment

June 28, 2021 10:00 am KTVZ News Sources

A new wildfire Sunday afternoon burned about 1,000 acres of grass, juniper and sagebrush south of Grass Valley in Sherman County, but firefighters…

Fire burns abandoned structures on Warm Springs Reservation

June 27, 2021 8:11 pm KTVZ News Sources

Two abandoned structures burned Sunday afternoon on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, quickly spreading to the surrounding brush before fire crews…

Wyden talks about wildfire concerns

June 27, 2021 12:04 am KTVZ News Team

Senator Ron Wyden told reporters online Saturday he has been working to make sure federal, state and local agencies have the resources they need to…

More progress made on week-old wildfires, but new blazes pop up as heat wave hits

June 26, 2021 5:43 pm Barney Lerten

Firefighters on Saturday reported more progress on week-old wildfires on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and in Klamath County, but new, small…

Illegal fireworks ignite row of trees at Stover Park in NE Bend; culprits sought

June 26, 2021 11:37 am Barney Lerten

An illegal multi-shot set of fireworks ignited a 100-foot section of arborvitae trees lining the baseball diamond outfield at Stover Park in…

These are the hotshot firefighters leading attacks against California wildfires. And they’re quitting

June 26, 2021 8:45 am CNN Newsource

A swirling tornado of flames reaching 40,000 feet into the sky tore through a California city in 2018, leaving a veteran hotshot firefighter…

Oregon National Guard members wrap up week of firefighter training at Camp Rilea

June 25, 2021 10:10 pm KTVZ News Sources

The 2020 wildfire season in Oregon was one of the most devastating and costly for the state, while also impacted other Western states — all during a…

Closed Warm Springs mill’s log decks spontaneously combust, spark 500-acre wildfire

June 24, 2021 5:32 pm Barney Lerten

Three old log decks at the former Warm Springs Forest Products sawmill spontaneously combusted late Thursday afternoon, the fires merging in a…

3 wildfires partially close 2 Columbia Gorge highways for a time, prompt evacuations

June 25, 2021 3:41 pm KTVZ News Sources

Three wildfires prompted the closures of westbound lanes of Highway 30 and Interstate 84 temporarily in the Columbia River Gorge west of The Dalles…

US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters; may move from seasonal to full-time jobs

June 24, 2021 9:29 pm The Associated Press

U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire…

Rare early use restrictions taking effect on C.O. public lands

June 24, 2021 7:36 pm KTVZ News Team

Public land use restrictions going into effect Friday on Central Oregon’s public lands mark only the fourth time that’s happened in…

A first: Central Oregon fire crews get assist from 2 visiting task forces amid high fire danger

June 23, 2021 11:59 am Leslie Cano

The Office of Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent fire crews from elsewhere in the state to Central Oregon to serve as backup due to the high wildfire…