Sisters Ranger District firefighters were conducting up to 60 acres of prescribed burning on Tuesday three miles southeast of Sisters along Forest Service Road 4606 and Peterson Ridge Road.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A debris pile that was not properly extinguished sparked a bushfire Thursday evening in the Whychus Canyon Estates area north of Sisters, officials said. Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District personnel responded to a report of smoke in the area and found the active brushfire. The Deschutes County 911 call was received at
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Wednesday that firefighters plan to start spring prescribed burning season as early as mid-April, if conditions become favorable. The forest may conduct up to an estimated 8,860 acres of prescribed burning, including about 7,000 acres on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, 360 acres on the Crescent
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As North Carolina’s Black Cove Complex wildfire is turned back over to a local fire district, the Oregon Department of Forestry’s 39 firefighters have begun the demobilization process and are returning home. “This deployment was the best way we could say thank you.” Michael Curran, ODF Protection Division Chief, said. “Firefighters
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A structure fire early Sunday morning in Redmond heavily damaged a single-family home.At around 3:30 a.m., Redmond Fire & Rescue responded to a reported fire at 2033 SW 30th St. Dispatch received multiple reports of two or more homes on fire, prompting the request for additional units.According to firefighters, the fire
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s no secret, very high winds have been battering Central Oregon this week. In some areas, winds reached up to 40 mph, and it’s keeping our firefighters busy. Fallen power lines, trees and fire danger are all factors firefighters prepare for when winds pick up speed. Bend Fire says it has not received an
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With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a property.
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North Carolina to help them battle wildfires raging in the state. That brings the total number of ODF firefighters in North Carolina to 37, not including two agency representatives. The 11 firefighters being
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By Alma McCarty (KGW), Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola, KGW SANTIAM JUNCTION, Ore. (KGW) — Investigators found no evidence of power line ignitions causing the deadly and destructive 2020 Labor Day fires in Santiam Canyon, according to a recent Oregon Department of Forestry report. The fires killed five people and destroyed thousands of homes. ODF investigators found that although downed power
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire Sunday night destroyed a manufactured home in the La Pine area whose residents were away at the time, La Pine Rural Fire District officials said Monday. A neighbor called to report the blaze at a home on Pole Pine Road. Crews arrived to find it fully involved, officials
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities are looking for the cause of a fire that heavily damaged a home on O’Neil Way northeast of Redmond Thursday morning, but firefighters kept it from spreading to nearby vegetation and also were able to save some personal belongings. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were sent around 10:30 a.m. to
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A fire traced to improper disposal of oily rags destroyed a large warehouse and office building off Highway 126 in the Dry Canyon between Redmond and Sisters Wednesday night, but 20 firefighters from three agencies kept it from reaching a nearby 500-gallon propane tank.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A small natural gas explosion in the kitchen of the Bend Poker Room in northeast Bend, traced to a gas-fired pizza oven, caused little damage Thursday afternoon but sent one person to St. Charles Bend with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Bend Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched around 4:50 p.m. to
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A family of eight and their dog and cat escaped a fire that destroyed their Tumalo home late Monday night, thanks to smoke alarms that awakened them, officials said. Losses are estimated at $1.4 million.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire traced to an electrical issue destroyed a detached garage east of Bend Wednesday evening, but Bend Fire & Rescue crews kept it from spreading to a nearby home or other property. Firefighters responded around 8 p.m. Wednesday to the reported structure fire in the 23000 block of Alfalfa Market
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —- Bend Fire & Rescue were called to an East Bend home last night, after residents found their detached garage engulfed in flames. Police were able to extinguish the fire before it spread to the home. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the fire is determined as accidental. Damage is
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two residents escaped a fire in their home Saturday evening after being alerted by smoke alarms. The fire broke out around 9:50 p.m., just one hour after the couple had gone to bed. Upon hearing the alarms, the couple discovered heavy smoke coming from their wood-burning stove’s flue. They had started
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire heavily damaged a Madras home on Wednesday and displaced a resident, Jefferson County Fire and EMS reported. Fire crews were dispatched around 11:45 a.m. to the report of a building on fire in the Fairgrounds Road area, said Deputy Chief of Prevention Jared Earnest. Deputies arrived first and confirmed
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(Update: Added video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An 18-year-old Redmond resident was arrested Thursday on an arson charge, accused of setting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied RV in east Redmond after a dispute with adult family members, police said as they asked any witnesses to contact officers. Around 12:25 p.m., officers from the Redmond
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities are looking for the cause of a fire Monday morning that destroyed a shop building on property along U.S. Highway 20 about two miles east of Bend, causing about $75,000 in damage. Bend Fire & Rescue was dispatched around 9:20 a.m. to the reported structure fire in the 23000 block
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