Wind-fanned brush fire held to 20 acres near George Millican Road southwest of Prineville
Ground and air crews were called out Saturday afternoon to tackle a new brush fire reported east of George Millican Road and about six miles…
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Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area size of Los Angeles
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the…
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Pilot killed in crash of single-engine air tanker while working on new Eastern Oregon blaze near Falls Fire
A BLM-contracted single-engine air tanker helping fight a wildfire in Eastern Oregon crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot on board,…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon wildfire update: Progress on several fronts, no significant fire starts Thursday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch reported no new significant fire starts Thursday, a welcome piece of good news among over…
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Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a…
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‘Our resources are completely spread thin’: Oregon Dept. of Forestry, C.O. agencies say mega-fires are straining state
One of Oregon’s largest wildfires of recent weeks, the nearly 2-week-old Lone Rock Fire, recently reached “mega-fire” status, meaning it’s burned…
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Bend man and woman face arson, other charges; police say they set ex-roommate’s car ablaze as she slept inside
Two Bend residents face first-degree arson and other charges, one accused of smashing an ex-roommate’s car window with a baseball bat while she was…
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Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Associated Press A burning car pushed into a gully sparked California’s largest wildfire of the year, authorities said Thursday as they announced…
Continue Reading Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday…
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‘Sunshine for your soul’: Bend artist’s latest work isn’t on a wall – it’s on a stairway in the Old Mill District
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new street mural by Bend artist Evan Namkung now greets visitors to the Old Mill District from a unique perspective. Located…
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Central Oregon fires grow fast in hot, windy weather: Crazy Creek Fire doubles to 10,000 acres, new evacuations
Central Oregon firefighters continued in Wednesday’s hot, windy conditions to battle several large fast-moving fires burning around the region among…
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Small brush fire stopped by Deschutes River in Bend; specific human cause unknown, but campers were told to move
Firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire along the Deschutes River Trail downstream from Bend’s First Street Rapids Wednesday afternoon.…
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Kotek declares Conflagration Act for Durkee, Battle Mtn. fires, deploys Oregon National Guard to help with blazes
CONDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s Wednesday’s official updates on several of the large fires burning across Oregon: Governor Kotek Invokes the Emergency…
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‘We all would have been dead’: Homeless woman, Bend Fire official warn of dangers of unattended campfires
Unattended campfires at homeless camps have kept firefighters busy this fire season. In just one day, Bend firefighters responded to and put out two…
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Progress made on nearly 600-acre Microwave Tower Fire threatening Columbia Gorge town of Mosier
Crews worked through the night to stop or slow the Microwave Tower fire near the Columbia Gorge town of Mosier, taking advantage of the cooler…
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Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and…
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C.O. crews fight over 25 lightning-sparked fires; 3,000-acre Durgan Fire near Paulina brings evacuations, road closures
Thunderstorms moving across Central Oregon Sunday brought lightning that sparked more than 25 fire starts around the region that firefighters were…
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Evacuation notice down to Level 1 near Jackpine Fire south of La Pine
Firefighters continued Sunday to hold the 180-acre Jackpine Fire south of La Pine within its perimeter and brought the blaze to 25% containment.…
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Wind-fanned Warm Springs brush fire burns about 200 acres by old mill before crews contain it
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A brush fire Monday afternoon behind the old Warm Springs Mill and Warm Springs Composites was fanned by high winds and…
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Bend firefighters stop two smoldering fires at small sizes in field on Skyline Ranch Road, lot near Caldera High School
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – While wildland firefighters work to stop new and older blazes in rural areas that have grown to hundreds or thousands of acres,…
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