Forest Service hiring Pacific Northwest firefighters for upcoming wildfire season
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year…
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169-acre prescribed burn conducted northeast of La Pine; smoke may impact area, Highway 97
Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters were conducting up to 169 acres of prescribed burning Tuesday about five miles northeast of La Pine, near…
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Sisters Ranger District firefighters plan 34-acre prescribed burn east of Camp Sherman
CAMP SHERMAN, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct up to 34 acres of prescribed burning directly east of Camp Sherman…
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Forest Service fire crews conduct 20-acre prescribed burn SE of Sisters
After a favorable test burn, Sisters Ranger District firefighters on Friday were conducting up to 20 acres of prescribed burning 3 1/2 miles…
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60-acre prescribed burn conducted southeast of Sisters
Sisters Ranger District firefighters were conducting up to 60 acres of prescribed burning on Tuesday three miles southeast of Sisters along Forest…
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Improperly doused debris burn rekindles, sparks brushfire in Whychus Canyon Estates near Sisters
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A debris pile that was not properly extinguished sparked a bushfire Thursday evening in the Whychus Canyon Estates area north…
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Deschutes National Forest outlines spring prescribed burning plans across nearly 9,000 acres
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Wednesday that firefighters plan to start spring prescribed burning season as early as…
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Nearly 40 Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters start heading home from N. Carolina blaze
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As North Carolina’s Black Cove Complex wildfire is turned back over to a local fire district, the Oregon Department of…
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Redmond Fire & Rescue rush to early-morning house fire, no injuries reported
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A structure fire early Sunday morning in Redmond heavily damaged a single-family home.At around 3:30 a.m., Redmond Fire…
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Latest windstorm raises fire danger, despite wet weather; Bend Fire has tips
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s no secret, very high winds have been battering Central Oregon this week. In some areas, winds reached up to 40 mph, and…
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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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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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Fire destroys La Pine-area home; cause not yet determined
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire Sunday night destroyed a manufactured home in the La Pine area whose residents were away at the time, La Pine Rural…
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Fire heavily damages home along O’Neil Way northeast of Redmond; cause under investigation
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities are looking for the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home on O’Neil Way northeast of Redmond Thursday…
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Cause of $1.1 million warehouse-office fire off Highway 126 traced to improper disposal of oily rags
A fire traced to improper disposal of oily rags destroyed a large warehouse and office building off Highway 126 in the Dry Canyon between Redmond and…
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Small natural gas explosion in pizza oven at Bend Poker Room sends one person to the hospital
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A small natural gas explosion in the kitchen of the Bend Poker Room in northeast Bend, traced to a gas-fired pizza oven, caused…
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Smoke alarms sound, save sleeping Tumalo family of 8 and their pets from fire that destroyed their home
A family of eight and their dog and cat escaped a fire that destroyed their Tumalo home late Monday night, thanks to smoke alarms that awakened them,…
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Fire destroys detached garage off Alfalfa Market Road, but Bend Fire crews’ aggressive attack saves nearby home
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire traced to an electrical issue destroyed a detached garage east of Bend Wednesday evening, but Bend Fire & Rescue…
Continue ReadingGarage fire in East Bend causes $250,000 in damages
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —- Bend Fire & Rescue were called to an East Bend home last night, after residents found their detached garage engulfed in…
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