‘Suspicious’ fire damages home owned by Redmond School District near Ridgeview HS
A rental home on Redmond School District property near Ridgeview High School that was slated for demolition was heavily damaged by a fire of…
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Fast fire destroys home in SW Bend’s Tetherow neighborhood; losses at $1.2 million
A fast-moving fire destroyed a $1 million home in southwest Bend’s Tetherow subdivision Wednesday morning, but the lone occupant was able to escape…
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Fire destroys La Pine-area garage, car; crews spare home, shed; cats saved
A fire destroyed a garage and car at a La Pine-area home Tuesday afternoon, but firefighters’ quick action spared the adjacent home, where the…
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13-acre prescribed burn planned Tuesday along Cascade Lakes Highway
If conditions are favorable, fire management specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will conduct prescribed fire operations Tuesday on 13…
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Bend Fire crews stop locomotive blaze on tracks south of Bend
A fire broke out late Wednesday morning in the front locomotive of a BNSF Railway freight train south of Bend. Initial reports from the scene…
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US plans $50B wildfire fight where forests, suburbia meet up
The Biden administration plans to significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have torched areas of the U.S. West by more…
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Burning food in pan on stove brings firefighters to NE Bend apartment
Smoke alarms brought a neighbor, then firefighters to a northeast Bend apartment Friday morning, where they awakened a sleeping occupant who removed…
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‘Got to overcome’: Motor home fire off China Hat Road leaves owner seeking some help
It only took 15 minutes for flames to take everything away from Robert Sanders.…
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FEMA directs $3.6 million to cover firefighting efforts during 2020 White River Fire
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that more than $3.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Administration will…
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Family of 5 escapes as fire destroys home south of La Pine; cause traced to space heater
A family of five and their two dogs were awakened by heavy smoke early Monday morning and escaped a fire that destroyed their manufactured home south…
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Early-morning four-alarm fire in Hillsboro damages about 20 businesses
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a four-alarm fire early Sunday in Hillsboro impacted about 20 to 25 businesses. Shortly after 3 a.m.,…
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Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose
A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…
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New Year’s Day fire destroys 2 Madras mobile homes; traced to heater extension cord
Two Madras families lost their homes to fire on New Year’s Day when an extension cord connected to a portable heater apparently sparked a blaze at…
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Early-morning fire destroys large shop in Camp Sherman; crews protect nearby barn
A fire engulfed a large shop building in Camp Sherman early Friday morning, but Sisters-Camp Sherman fire crews prevented major damage to a nearby…
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Madras home, apparently vacant, burns in ‘suspicious’ fire; cause under investigation
An Oregon State Police arson investigator and the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called early Friday to a suspicious fire that destroyed an…
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NE Bend house fire claims life of family dog — who accidentally turned on stove
A northeast Bend family of four lost their dog in a kitchen fire that heavily damaged their home Tuesday night – and tragically, investigators say…
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Fire heavily damages Prineville home, claims family’s dog
A fire heavily damaged a Prineville family’s home while they were away Saturday night and also claimed their dog’s life, Crook County Fire and…
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Woman killed in Juniper Canyon house fire
A woman died Saturday night in a fire that heavily damaged her home in Juniper Canyon, south of Prineville, that investigators said likely was caused…
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Sprinkler system stops laundry room fire at NE Bend rehabilitation facility
A laundry room fire Sunday afternoon at Pilot Butte Rehabilitation in northeast Bend was stopped by the facility’s fire sprinkler system, an…
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SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
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