Jefferson County Fire and EMS is grappling with a severe financial shortfall that has forced deep spending cuts, the temporary relocation of its headquarters, and the upcoming departure of Fire Chief Jeff Blake.
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McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A month after lightning sparked the Foley Ridge Fire in the Willamette National Forest, more than 100 firefighters are still on the scene, working on a shaded fuel break and repair work from the firefighting efforts. Here’s the final daily update on the Foley Ridge Fire: Start Date: 09/06/2025 Percent
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(Added Video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires can be incredibly dangerous and it doesn’t discriminate. Everyone in a fire zone is impacted. When the Flat Fire came rolling through it impacted thousands of people and forced many to be evacuated KTVZ spoke with Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair about her experience as the fire raced through town.
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OREGON (KTVZ) — Right now, four active large fires are burning across the state of Oregon. So far this year, 2,944 fires have burned statewide, totaling more than 340,000 thousand acres. The Oregon Department of Forestry is reminding Oregonians that even with lower temperatures and intermittent rain, fuels remain very dry with the potential for a fire to start
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Trouble with a furnace made for big trouble for some northwest Bend homeowners Wednesday evening when a fire broke out that caused $250,000 in damage, Bend Fire and Rescue reported. Occupants of the home on Imbler Drive noticed smoke in the hallway leading to the garage, so they evacuated and called
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes National Forest lands around last year’s Firestone and Flat Top Fires, about 20 miles from La Pine, will reopen Wednesday after an emergency closure order expires, Forest Service officials said Tuesday. People recreating in the recently burned areas are still being advised to use caution, according to the
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More than 300 firefighters have brought the lightning-sparked Foley Ridge Fire east of McKenzie Bridge to 58% containment, allowing officials to lift Level 1 evacuation notices in the area, but Highway 242 is closed for ODOT crews to look for any remaining hazards.
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CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Fire Chiefs’ Association works with local, state, and federal partners to determine when to collectively open debris burning in the fall. The 12 local fire agencies in Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties met and agreed to collectively open debris burning on Wednesday, October 1st. Even with the joint decision to
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WASCO & JEFFERSON COUNTIES, Ore. (KTVZ) – The McNamee Fire was reported this afternoon approximately 7 miles south of Antelope. Fueled by dry grass and brush, the fire has quickly spread to 2,500 acres. Interagency fire resources are suppressing the wildfire with 3 BLM engines and air attack. One structure is threatened, but no evacuation
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County provided new details Friday about how it will use a newly awarded $3.4 million USDA Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Grant for its La Pine Wildfire Mitigation Project over the next five years. “The project is a collaborative effort to reduce fire fuels, educate the public, increase wildfire preparedness,
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OREGON (KTVZ) — Two project proposals led by the Oregon Department of Forestry along with four other projects in Oregon have been selected to be funded by the Community Wildfire Defense Grant. In total, organizations in Oregon have received $28.5 million to fund six projects, all with the end goal of creating more wildfire resilient communities. ODF’s
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1st, Redmond Fire and Rescue will re-open outdoor burning. With the forecasted decrease in temperatures, the risk for fire spread has dropped to safe levels. Redmond Fire and Rescue would like to remind anyone conducting outdoor burning in the area of the following regulations: -There is no debris burning
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Fire & Rescue announced Thursday it will reopen outdoor burning at 8 a.m. next Wednesday, October 1, but advised there are rules to follow, including a ban on debris burning within the city limits. Here’s the fire department’s full news release: With the forecasted decrease in temperatures, the risk for
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Authorities have found the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a southwest Redmond home Wednesday night. Residents got out unhurt and firefighters stopped its spread to nearby trees and grass.
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First responders for the recent, devastating Flat Fire received a large donation Wednesday morning in Sisters. A total of $25,000 was donated by AT&T and First Net.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Communities that have limited resources and face high risk from wildfire are getting additional support from the USDA Forest Service. In an announcement made this week, Oregon and Washington will receive $57 million in Community Wildfire Defense grant awards, funding 10 projects across the two states – one of them in La Pine. These
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several pets perished and six people were displaced by a two-alarm fire at a southwest Redmond apartment complex early Wednesday morning. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were sent around 6:40 a.m. to a fire reported in the Greystone Apartments in the 900 block of Southwest 11th Street, Fire Marshal and Public
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McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 360 firefighters continue to battle the lightning-sparked Foley Ridge Fire on the Willamette National Forest east of McKenzie Bridge, bringing the blaze to 40% containment. Evacuation notices have been reduced to Level 1 (Be Ready), but Oregon Highway 242 remains closed. Here’s Tuesday morning’s update on the Foley
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now, no active large fires are burning on Oregon Department of Forestry-protected land, but three are burning statewide, according to the agency. So far this year, 2,867 fires have burned statewide, 1,060 fires of them on ODF-protected land.. In total, more than 322,000 acres have burned this year across the state. That’s
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McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nearly 2-week-old, lightning-sparked Foley Ridge Fire on the Willamette National Forest has grown to nearly 500 acres and is still at zero containment, officials said Friday, but some weather improvements have eased fire activity. Here’s the full Friday morning update on the fire: Start Date: 09/06/2025 Percent Containment: 0%
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