Bend Fire and Rescue reports storage facility fire early Friday morning
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to Bend Fire and Rescue, a 911 call shortly before 4 a.m. Friday morning led responders to a storage facility on…
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BLM plans to burn nearly 100 acres of piles near Eagle Crest
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The BLM’s Prineville District plans to burn piles on nearly 100 acres near Eagle Crest west of…
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Ochoco National Forest plans prescribed burn in Maury Mountains and over a month of pile burning around the forest
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — If conditions are favorable on Wednesday, fire managers with the Ochoco National Forest plan to conduct more than 3,300…
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Deschutes National Forest says it’s now hiring for wildland firefighter, other seasonal fire positions
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Deschutes National Forest of the USDA Forest Service said Monday it is now hiring for several seasonal positions, including…
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Fall brings end to Oregon Department of Forestry’s fire season: more starts seen, but fast attack stopped many
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of Friday, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts have terminated fire restrictions, marking the end of the 2025…
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Fire season coming to a close on millions of acres of state-protected land across Central Oregon
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Fire season ends Friday on more than 2.3 million acres protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the agency announced…
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Deschutes National Forest plans up to 15,000 acres of pile burning this fall and winter; here’s where
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Tuesday that firefighters plan to start pile burning season as early as this Wednesday,…
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Electrical fire damages a Sisters home – and brings a seasonal reminder of an important home safety check
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A small electrical fire damaged a Sisters home Monday morning and brought a reminder from officials on checking those smoke…
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Seeing smoke? Ochoco National Forest conducted a large prescribed burn
(Update: Ignitions complete, smoke to remain visible) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers with the Ochoco National Forest said more than 400…
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Billing issues lead to Jefferson County Fire & EMS budget crisis as fire chief announces resignation
Jefferson County Fire and EMS is grappling with a severe financial shortfall that has forced deep spending cuts, the temporary relocation of its…
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More progress seen on Foley Ridge Fire as crews hold it to less than 500 acres
McKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A month after lightning sparked the Foley Ridge Fire in the Willamette National Forest, more than 100 firefighters…
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Commissioner Adair reflects on Flat Fire and what the county can learn
(Added Video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires can be incredibly dangerous and it doesn’t discriminate. Everyone in a fire zone is impacted. When the…
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Four active large fires currently burning in Oregon, bringing the current 2025 total to nearly 3,000
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,…
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Costly northwest Bend house fire brings pre-winter reminder to local homeowners
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Trouble with a furnace made for big trouble for some northwest Bend homeowners Wednesday evening when a fire broke out that…
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Emergency closure ends, a year after the Firestone and Flat Top fires, but visitors are still urged to use caution
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes National Forest lands around last year’s Firestone and Flat Top Fires, about 20 miles…
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Crews build containment on Foley Ridge Fire amid signs of progress; Highway 242 still closed
More than 300 firefighters have brought the lightning-sparked Foley Ridge Fire east of McKenzie Bridge to 58% containment, allowing officials to…
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Central Oregon Fire Chiefs’ Association to open debris burning Wednesday
CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Fire Chiefs’ Association works with local, state, and federal partners to determine when to…
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McNamee Fire grows to 2,500 acres near the Jefferson/Wasco County lineÂ
WASCO & JEFFERSON COUNTIES, Ore. (KTVZ) – The McNamee Fire was reported this afternoon approximately 7 miles south of Antelope. Fueled by dry…
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Deschutes County outlines five-year plans for federally funded La Pine Wildfire Mitigation Project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County provided new details Friday about how it will use a newly awarded $3.4 million USDA Forest Service Community…
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Oregon Department of Forestry to receive Community Wildfire Defense Grant
OREGON (KTVZ) — Two project proposals led by the Oregon Department of Forestry along with four other projects in Oregon have been selected to be…
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