Prineville Fourth of July fire damages home, outbuilding
A fire burned intensely near Meadow Lakes Golf Course Saturday night, damaging a home, outbuilding and power pole, at a time when the city’s Fourth…
Continue ReadingA fire burned intensely near Meadow Lakes Golf Course Saturday night, damaging a home, outbuilding and power pole, at a time when the city’s Fourth…
Continue ReadingA wind-fanned brush fire off Highway 20 east of Bend late Sunday afternoon, stopped at about two acres by firefighters from several agencies, was…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon firefighters spent much of the holiday checking on and putting out abandoned campfires or other small blazes, while one to the north…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials have updated the 2020 prohibitions regarding the use of fire-causing materials on…
Continue ReadingA new wildfire broke out late Wednesday afternoon near Bessie Butte, south of Bend, and drew a quick attack in blustery winds, Central Oregon fire…
Continue ReadingPRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will enter Regulated-Use Closure beginning at 12:01 a.m.…
Continue ReadingA wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon near the Columbia River Gorge town of Rowena prompted a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice and closed a highway…
Continue ReadingA driver who swerved to avoid a deer crossing U.S. Highway 97 in southern Bend crashed and sparked a brushfire Sunday morning that closed the highway…
Continue ReadingA brush fire broke out east of Highway 97 just north of Bend on Friday afternoon, closing the highway for a time until crews could get a handle on…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â Forest Service officials are reminding all those headed out to public lands this Fourth of July weekend to leave fireworks…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Health Services encourages residents to prepare for wildfire season. With a fire-adapted landscape, it is important to prepare for…
Continue ReadingFirefighters made good progress and reached 60% containment Wednesday of a day-old, 1,000-acre fire on private land about 10 miles east of Madras,…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to drying fuels and increasing potential for fire starts, beginning this Friday, at 12:01 a.m. Â the Deschutes National…
Continue ReadingWith a warm, dry spring and a hot summer forecast, the Forest Service and BLM in Central Oregon are implementing public use restrictions, starting…
Continue ReadingFirefighters extinguished a small brush fire in the front yard of a southwest Bend home Thursday afternoon that officials said was caused by a…
Continue ReadingSaturday’s intense thunderstorms also hit the region with hundreds of lightning strikes, some of which sparked new, small wildfires tackled by…
Continue ReadingWhile Central Oregon crews tackled several small lightning-sparked fires on Friday, a larger lightning-caused blaze had burned about 120 acres in a…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will enter fire season on Monday at 12:01 a.m. The move affects private, county, state…
Continue ReadingAnnual campfire restrictions will go into effect on Monday, June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day, White and Crooked rivers, as well as on…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sitting around a campfire is one of the special times we all enjoy, but campfires are also a major cause of wildfires. May is…
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