Fire destroys Terrebonne manufactured home and outbuilding; cause under investigation
A fire Thursday evening destroyed a Terrebonne manufactured home, also burning an outbuilding and vehicle, while firefighters contended with an…
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Governor invokes 15th, 16th Conflagration Acts for 107,000-acre Rail Ridge Fire, 24,000-acre Shoe Fly Fire
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing its Blue Incident Management Team and several task forces to the Rail Ridge Fire in Grant and Crook…
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‘We can get to them faster:’ Air tankers from busy Redmond base provide key element to stopping wildfires
(Update: adding video, comment Neptune Aviation Services, US Forest Service) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With numerous major wildfires burning across the…
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More heat to test lines, tactics on containing several large lightning-sparked fires amid progress, new blazes
Hundreds of firefighters working to build lines, protect structures and stop or slow the spread of several lightning-sparked wildfires across the…
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Crews strengthen lines on nearly 3,700-acre Copperfield Fire SE of Chiloquin that destroyed 8 homes, 19 other buildings
A wind-fanned wildfire reported Sunday afternoon southeast of Chiloquin grew to over 3,600 acres by Tuesday but was fully lined by Tuesday night…
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Fire officials see more danger amid heat, wind; Wiley Flat Fire tops 14,000 acres, Rail Ridge 61,000, Shoe Fly 20,000
Several new lightning-sparked wildfires the blew up in hot, windy and stormy weather around the region on Labor Day, two jumping the Lower Deschutes…
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Plane scoops water from Prineville Reservoir to drop on the Wiley Flat Fire
Ryan Jones Stanley shared this video of a firefighting plane scooping water from the Prineville Reservoir on Tuesday to drop on the still-growing…
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Fire heavily damages SW Redmond manufactured home; cause traced to failed extension cord
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire traced to the electrical failure of an extension cord heavily damaged a manufactured home in southwest Redmond…
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Wildfire damage means part of Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge will remain closed until next June
LAKEVIEW, Ore. (KTVZ) – The nearly month-old Warner Peak Fire is now 100% contained, but over 82,000 acres of the Hart Mountain National Antelope…
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17-acre Cottonwood Fire on Ochoco National Forest sparked by lightning, not a spot fire from nearby Crazy Creek Fire
A new wildfire reported Saturday on the Ochoco National Forest east of the nearly 87,000-acre Crazy Creek Fire is not a spot fire from that over…
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‘It’s not over’: Governor Kotek gets agency briefing on wildfire season, urges caution over hot holiday weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek visited the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland on Thursday for a briefing on…
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Cooler, wetter weather helps crews make more progress on remaining wildfires, ahead of a late-summer warmup
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The recent cooler, wetter weather has been helping Oregon firefighters tackle several larger wildfires, many over a month…
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RV fire spreads to half-acre of brush, trees off Highway 126 in Redmond; charging vape pen apparent cause
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An RV was destroyed Thursday morning in a fire traced to a charging vape pen that spread to about a half-acre of brush and…
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Firefighters reach 90% containment on 590-acre Ochoco Fire east of Culver; officials determine it was lightning-caused
Firefighters reached 40% containment Monday on a wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon east of Highway 97 and Culver on the Crooked River…
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Four firefighting managers from Hawaii join Dixon Fire under Northwest Compact
DAYS CREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hawaii, the most recent state to join the Northwest Compact, hit the ground running by sending personnel to Oregon on…
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SW Bend resident awakens to crackle and glow, flees with dog from $100,000 house fire caused by discarded cigarette
A southwest Bend resident awakened to the sound of crackling, saw an orange glow outside and escaped with her dog from a house fire early Monday that…
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Crazy Creek Fire lines hold in 50 mph wind gusts; nearly 87,000-acre blaze now 93% contained
PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Winds gusted up to 50 mph Saturday on the nearly month-old Crazy Creek Fire, but containment lines held and crews reached 93%…
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Interstate 84 open in Gilliam County after three wind-driven wildfires merge, prompt 22-mile closure
Three wildfires that merged in strong winds on Saturday night burned along seven miles of Interstate 84 near Arlington, forcing closure for a time…
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Firefighters stop attic blaze in Eagle Crest-area home, caused by bathroom exhaust fan; fire marshal urges proper care
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters quickly stopped an attic fire at an Eagle Crest-area home Saturday morning that was traced to the mechanical…
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Forgotten candle causes NE Bend basement fire, but homeowner and her 2 dogs escape, thanks to sounding smoke alarms
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A candle left burning caused a fire that heavily damaged the basement of a northeast Bend home early Wednesday morning – but…
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