Red Cross Cascades Region sends volunteers and staff to assist those affected by L.A. wildfires
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires in Los Angeles County are still raging, burning thousands of acres. Volunteers and staff from the Red Cross…
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How to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires
By Matt LavietesWildfires have decimated more than 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last several days, charring more…
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Update: Oregon firefighters mobilized to assist with California wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal is deploying six additional strike teams of water tenders to Southern California to assist with…
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Latest on S. California wildfires: At least 11 killed; Gov. Newsom orders investigation of Los Angeles water supply
Here is the latest updated information on the deadly, devastating wildfires near Los Angeles. What we know about the California wildfires A series of…
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Oregon strike teams arrive in Los Angeles area; hundreds working to protect homes, buildings from Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) — The 15 Oregon strike teams mobilized by the Oregon state fire marshal to help with the wildfires in the Los Angeles area…
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Hardening a home against wildfires doesn’t need to take thousands of dollars for a fire-resistant roof or siding,…
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Wildland Firefighter Foundation: Supporting firefighters who have lost their own homes
The Wildland Firefighter Foundation supports injured firefighters and the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty. They are now focused…
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KTVZ.COM exclusive: John Carroll, veteran L.A. forecaster discuss what triggered deadly S. California wildfires
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist John Carroll spoke Thursday with veteran KNBC forecaster Fritz Coleman about the conditions…
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Central Oregon strike team arrives in S. California to help protect homes, communities threatened by deadly wildfires
LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) – A Central Oregon Strike Team of firefighters arrived Thursday in Southern California and began preparations for deployment to…
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C.O. fire crews among 21 Oregon strike teams heading to S. California to help battle deadly, devastating wildfires
Thirteen hours away from Los Angeles, Central Oregon fire crews are among 18 Oregon strike teams heading south to join the fight.…
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Two prescribed burns planned this month on the Crooked River National Grassland
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland are planning to conduct prescribed burns…
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Redmond Fire & Rescue plans ‘live fire’ training on acquired structure Friday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 a.m., Redmond Fire & Rescue will be conducting a live fire training on an acquired structure…
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Fire burns RV in Sisters; resident suffers burns trying to put out blaze
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A travel trailer burned in a fire Wednesday near a Sisters hotel and the occupant was able to escape but suffered burns…
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Wood stove ashes in plastic trash can ignite fire, cause $25,000 damage to SW Bend home
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Wood stove ashes placed in a plastic trash can hours earlier sparked a fire that caused about $25,000 damage to a southwest…
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BLM’s Prineville District plans pile burning in Cline Buttes area west of Tumalo
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are getting ready to begin pile burning in the…
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Wind-driven CRR structure fire destroys a shop and entraps two cats
(Update: adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue along with units from Redmond Fire & Rescue and…
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SE Bend house fire results in $75K in damage, no injuries reported
(Update: adding video) Bend, ORE. (KTVZ) — If you were on Bend’s south side Friday, you might have noticed the smell of smoke. A house fire…
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Winds spark NW Prineville fire; chicken coop, storage building burn but home spared, no people or pets hurt
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Strong winds caused a fire early Wednesday that burned a small chicken coop and a nearby storage building in northwest…
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Bachelor Complex closure area reduced; some closures still in place due to burned-area hazards
The Deschutes National Forest on Monday reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District for the Bachelor…
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Fire heavily damages century-old Madras home; bystander spots smoke, alerts occupants, who escape unhurt
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A more than century-old Madras home was heavily damaged Saturday morning by an attic fire traced to faulty wiring for a light…
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