SISTERS, Ore. –(KTVZ)– Dramatic video shows unattended fires in the forest just outside of Sisters. These videos sent to KTVZ News Friday show several fires near a homeless camp less than a mile west of Sisters High School. The person who filmed these videos did report it to 911 right away. They also tried to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire sparked by a candle being used for warmth destroyed a vehicle Friday morning in the Juniper Ridge area north of Bend, often referred to as “Dirt World.” At 7:17 a.m., several 911 callers reported a column of smoke in the Juniper Ridge area, near the Central Oregon Irrigation Hydro
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Just outside the city limits of La Pine, in the dense forest that surrounds the community, you won’t find wild animals enjoying their habitat. Instead, homeless camps. Deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office showed the Problem Solvers first-hand the camps set up right outside of town. “This is a camp
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District reported Friday it’s seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn piles, with several over the past few weeks burning up to 30 acres in size. For example, a recent 8-acre fire resulted from a week-old burn pile that was assumed to be out
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Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south of Sisters along Forest Service Road 1505.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were alerted twice in 24 hours to a reported structure fire at a large local store – but it turned out to be a pair of tech hiccups, nothing more. The alerts
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — “To enhance public safety and reduce the risk of wildfires,” the Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it’s prohibiting campfires on BLM-administered lands in the La Pine area from May 1 to October 31. “This decision is part of an effort to reduce human-caused wildfires that have threatened lives, property, and essential
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend homeowner’s attempt to use a smoke bomb to drive rock chucks out from under his house didn’t go too well Wednesday evening. But thanks to a quick call to 911, Bend Fire & Rescue crews kept it from getting a lot worse. Firefighters responded shortly after 5 p.m. to
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With favorable weather conditions in place, the Ochoco National Forest Monday it is beginning this year’s prescribed fire operations this week on nearly 900 acres about 15 miles northeast of Prineville.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – May is Wildfire Awareness Month. Oregon experiences its heaviest wildfire activity during the summer months, but fires can occur at any time of year, including spring. Keep Oregon Green, in partnership with federal, state, tribal and local fire and emergency response agencies, will be spreading the word about the steps we
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last year was a record year for wildfires in Oregon, as 1.93 million acres were burned, surpassing the old record of 1.2 million acres, set in 2012. Is this a byproduct of the warmer and drier climate? Can we expect more intense fires in the near future? KTVZ Chief Meteorologist John
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters conducted up to 450 acres of prescribed burning Thursday about three miles west of Bend, near Forest Service Roads 4610 and 4615 and the trail intersection of Grand Slam and Ticket to Ride.
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Sisters Ranger District firefighters on Thursday conducted 84 acres of prescribed burning three miles south of Sisters along Forest Service Road 16, followed by mop-up operations..
Continue ReadingCNN By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a southern New Jersey wildfire that has scorched more than 15,000 acres, prompted about 5,000 evacuations and briefly shut down part of the Garden State Parkway, officials said. Joseph
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Thanks to alert employees, a fire was kept fairly small and quickly stopped Wednesday morning in a downtown Bend bike and ski shop housed in a more than century-old former church.
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters were conducting up to 173 acres of prescribed burning Wednesday about five miles northeast of La Pine, near Ogden Group Camp and McKay Crossing Campground.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring permanent wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire year across national forests and grasslands in Washington and Oregon. KTVZ News was told the region is hiring for 145 positions. Here’s the details on hiring regionally and nationwide this year, compared to
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters were conducting up to 169 acres of prescribed burning Tuesday about five miles northeast of La Pine, near Ogden Group Camp and McKay Crossing Campground, the Deschutes National Forest said.
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CAMP SHERMAN, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct up to 34 acres of prescribed burning directly east of Camp Sherman and west of Forest Service Road 14 between Forest Service Roads 700 and 800. Ignitions are slated to begin around 10 a.m. Smoke will be visible from Camp Sherman and the
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After a favorable test burn, Sisters Ranger District firefighters on Friday were conducting up to 20 acres of prescribed burning 3 1/2 miles southeast of Sisters, just east of Forest Service Road 16.
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