Fire Alert Archives

ODOT urges drivers to plan ahead as wildfires continue to disrupt travel; OEM advises being ‘fire-safe’ on the road

July 27, 2024 2:58 pm KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a week of wildfire-related road closures, travelers across Oregon should continue to carefully plan their routes.…

Oregon emergency managers warn to be prepared for potential wildfire-related power outages, offer list of tips

July 27, 2024 2:35 pm KTVZ news sources

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As wildfires continue to burn throughout the state and extreme weather events impact communities, Oregon residents are…

Pilot killed in crash of single-engine air tanker while working on new Eastern Oregon blaze near Falls Fire

July 26, 2024 11:12 am KTVZ news sources, The Associated Press

A BLM-contracted single-engine air tanker helping fight a wildfire in Eastern Oregon crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot on board,…

Central Oregon wildfire update: Progress on several fronts, no significant fire starts Thursday

July 26, 2024 2:09 pm KTVZ news sources

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch reported no new significant fire starts Thursday, a welcome piece of good news among over…

Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town

July 26, 2024 1:51 pm Associated Press

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a…

Horses evacuate as the Park Fire tears though the Cohasset community in Butte County

A man is accused of pushing a burning car into a gully, causing a California wildfire that’s spread to over 145,000 acres

July 25, 2024 9:52 pm CNN

CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Hot and dry weather is fueling wildfire activity in the Western United States and Canada, with fires damaging…

The Durkee Fire is the largest active wildfire in the US

Man accused of starting California’s Park Fire is arrested as Oregon battles massive blaze

July 25, 2024 2:44 am CNN Newsource

By Dalia Faheid, Robert Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The largest active wildfire in the United States has…

‘Our resources are completely spread thin’: Oregon Dept. of Forestry, C.O. agencies say mega-fires are straining state

July 25, 2024 11:28 am Isabella Warren

One of Oregon’s largest wildfires of recent weeks, the nearly 2-week-old Lone Rock Fire, recently reached “mega-fire” status, meaning it’s burned…

Ochoco National Forest closes Paulina Ranger District due to wildfire activity; Malheur Forest took similar step earlier

July 25, 2024 4:15 pm KTVZ - News Team

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to ongoing wildfire activity, the Ochoco National Forest announced Thursday it’s implementing a closure of Paulina…

Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West

July 25, 2024 6:44 am Associated Press

Associated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced…

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it

July 24, 2024 1:02 pm Associated Press

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday…

‘Sunshine for your soul’: Bend artist’s latest work isn’t on a wall – it’s on a stairway in the Old Mill District

July 24, 2024 10:49 pm KTVZ news sources

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new street mural by Bend artist Evan Namkung now greets visitors to the Old Mill District from a unique perspective. Located…

Central Oregon fires grow fast in hot, windy weather: Crazy Creek Fire doubles to 10,000 acres, new evacuations

July 24, 2024 1:31 pm KTVZ news sources

Central Oregon firefighters continued in Wednesday’s hot, windy conditions to battle several large fast-moving fires burning around the region among…

Small brush fire stopped by Deschutes River in Bend; specific human cause unknown, but campers were told to move

July 24, 2024 8:02 pm Barney Lerten

Firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire along the Deschutes River Trail downstream from Bend’s First Street Rapids Wednesday afternoon.…

Kotek declares Conflagration Act for Durkee, Battle Mtn. fires, deploys Oregon National Guard to help with blazes

July 24, 2024 2:22 pm KTVZ news sources

CONDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s Wednesday’s official updates on several of the large fires burning across Oregon: Governor Kotek Invokes the Emergency…

ODOT warns travelers: Expect continued E. Oregon interstate, highway closures due to fast-moving wildfires

July 23, 2024 7:46 pm KTVZ news sources

PENDLETON, Ore. (KTVZ) — If you plan to travel across Oregon in the coming days, ODOT strongly advised Tuesday that you “make sure you carefully…

Progress made on nearly 600-acre Microwave Tower Fire threatening Columbia Gorge town of Mosier

July 22, 2024 8:33 pm KTVZ news sources

Crews worked through the night to stop or slow the Microwave Tower fire near the Columbia Gorge town of Mosier, taking advantage of the cooler…

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather

July 23, 2024 4:06 pm Associated Press

Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and…

C.O. crews fight over 25 lightning-sparked fires; 3,000-acre Durgan Fire near Paulina brings evacuations, road closures

July 21, 2024 8:28 pm KTVZ news sources

Thunderstorms moving across Central Oregon Sunday brought lightning that sparked more than 25 fire starts around the region that firefighters were…

Evacuation notice down to Level 1 near Jackpine Fire south of La Pine

July 19, 2024 2:43 pm KTVZ news sources, Kelsey McGee

Firefighters continued Sunday to hold the 180-acre Jackpine Fire south of La Pine within its perimeter and brought the blaze to 25% containment.…