Fireproofing your property: What buyers and sellers need to know before wildfire season arrives
With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a…
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Oregon sends 11 more firefighters to help battle North Carolina wildfires, two from Central Oregon
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North…
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Oregon Department of Forestry returns the favor, sends 26 firefighters to help battle North Carolina wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order over the weekend and sent 26 firefighters and two agency representatives to…
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ODF report: Beachie Creek Fire embers, not power lines, sparked 2020 Labor Day fires in Santiam Canyon
By Alma McCarty (KGW), Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola, KGW SANTIAM JUNCTION, Ore. (KGW) — Investigators found no evidence of power line ignitions causing the…
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BurnBots at work: Bend Fire using robots to clear wildfire fuels in Deschutes River Woods
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are robots in the woods just outside of Bend, and you might have even seen them while you’re driving down Highway 97.…
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Wildfire fuels reduction project set to get underway in Deschutes River Woods
(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Work begins next week to reduce wildfire risk by removing flammable vegetation on ODOT and railroad…
Continue ReadingSmokey haze still blankets parts of the Carolinas as crews battle dozens of wildfires
WMBF, CNN By Karina Tsui, Lauren Mascarenhas, Chris Boyette and Meteorologist Gene Norman, CNN (CNN) — Even as conditions improved, heavy smoke…
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Problem Solvers: Fate of Oregon’s controversial wildfire hazard map now in the hands of lawmakers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Problem Solvers were the first to bring you homeowners’ concerns about the state’s wildfire hazard map last June. La Pine…
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Wyden, colleagues reintroduce $60 billion legislation to fight intensifying wildfires, drought across the West
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, said Friday he has joined Senate colleagues to reintroduce legislation that would make a $60…
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Wildfire map debate: Deschutes commissioners vote 2-1 to file state appeal for all 21,000 ‘high-risk’ properties
Deschutes County commissioners returned to the heated controversy over the state’s revised wildfire hazard map Monday afternoon and after more…
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Bend Democratic lawmakers Anthony Broadman, Emerson Levy join GOP in calling for repeal of state’s wildfire hazard map
Democratic state Senator Anthony Broadman of Bend on Thursday joined a recent call by Republican lawmakers to repeal the state’s revised wildfire…
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Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns
By Jacob Soboroff, NBC News SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (NBC) — A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have…
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Upset Deschutes County citizens voice concerns over state wildfire hazard map as commissioners discuss impacts
A full house of worried Deschutes County residents showed up Wednesday as county commissioners discussed the state’s recently revised wildfire…
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COIC offers Jefferson County residents $599.99 reimbursement for defensible space treatments
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs, is offering…
Continue Reading Oregon lawmaker proposes changing revised state wildfire risk map to curb anger and rumors
Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package…
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Deschutes County offers neighborhoods trash bins, free disposal of wildfire fuels to create defensible space
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — If a major obstacle to clearing defensible space in your neighborhood is the cost of renting a large bin and disposing of all…
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Amid dry spell and windy forecast, Oregon Dept. of Forestry reminds property owners to monitor their burn piles
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Due to the recent extended drying pattern and east winds in the forecast this weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry is…
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Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires in…
Continue ReadingSouthern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
By Andy Rose, Holly Yan and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires and new blazes flaring up…
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Oregon strike teams heading home after two-week deployment to help battle S. California wildfires
(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the…
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