By Sabinna Pierre, KGW.COM LOS ANGELES (KGW) — Oregon firefighters are proving their expertise and dedication as they continue to support California in battling devastating wildfires. On Friday, during their first 24-hour shift in Southern California, one of the Marion County strike teams played a key role in saving a home. The Salem Fire Department said the incident occurred
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By Sabinna Pierre, KGW.com SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Here’s what really happened when Oregon firefighters headed south to help with California’s wildfires: They drove down Wednesday, got their trucks checked Thursday morning, and got right to work. No drama, no delays, and definitely no emissions test roadblocks, according to a statement clearing up the misinformation from the Oregon State Fire
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires in Los Angeles County are still raging, burning thousands of acres. Volunteers and staff from the Red Cross Cascades Region, are helping people in this difficult time. The wildfires, in Los Angeles County, have burned thousands of acres, tearing down homes, memories — forcing thousands of residents to flee. 16 volunteers and staff from the Red Cross Cascades Region
Continue ReadingBy Matt LavietesWildfires have decimated more than 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last several days, charring more than 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and leaving at least 24 people dead. On Tuesday, when the fires first started, the White House made federal disaster assistance available to the state of California to
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal is deploying six additional strike teams of water tenders to Southern California to assist with ongoing wildfires. In total, 30 water tenders and 70 firefighters from 11 Oregon counties will join efforts to combat the fires. The fire personnel and equipment are coming from Clackamas, Columbia,
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Here is the latest updated information on the deadly, devastating wildfires near Los Angeles. What we know about the California wildfires A series of destructive wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area have killed at least 11 people. The true death toll is not known, authorities said, as fires destroy entire streets and more than 12,000
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LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) — The 15 Oregon strike teams mobilized by the Oregon state fire marshal to help with the wildfires in the Los Angeles area arrived Thursday. Eleven of the strike teams began their work Friday morning. Those 300 firefighters and 75 engines are assigned to the Palisades Fire, burning north of the Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Hardening a home against wildfires doesn’t need to take thousands of dollars for a fire-resistant roof or siding, a California wildfire expert told CNN. “It can be the smallest changes” that are simple and inexpensive, said Lenya Quinn-Davidson, a fire advisor and the Director of University of California Agriculture
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The Wildland Firefighter Foundation supports injured firefighters and the families of firefighters killed in the line of duty. They are now focused on helping firefighters who have lost their own homes while fighting to save others.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NewsChannel 21 Chief Meteorologist John Carroll spoke Thursday with veteran KNBC forecaster Fritz Coleman about the conditions surrounding this week’s devastating fires in LA County.
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LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) – A Central Oregon Strike Team of firefighters arrived Thursday in Southern California and began preparations for deployment to help protect homes, businesses and communities from this week’s deadly, devastating wildfires. “Once inspections are complete, units will receive their assignment,” Redmond Fire & Rescue reported. Redmond was one of several Central Oregon
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Thirteen hours away from Los Angeles, Central Oregon fire crews are among 18 Oregon strike teams heading south to join the fight.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland are planning to conduct prescribed burns in two areas of the national grassland this month. “These projects are part of the Forest Service’s commitment to reducing wildfire risk, restoring critical habitat and supporting healthy, resilient ecosystems under the Wildfire
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Friday, Dec. 20 at 8 a.m., Redmond Fire & Rescue will be conducting a live fire training on an acquired structure provided by a property owner. The property is located at 732 NW Maple Avenue. Training evolutions will begin at 8 am and training will conclude by 4:00 pm, Fire
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A travel trailer burned in a fire Wednesday near a Sisters hotel and the occupant was able to escape but suffered burns trying to extinguish the blaze, officials said. Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire District crews responded to the RV fire reported by a U.S. Forest Service employee shortly before 11 a.m.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Wood stove ashes placed in a plastic trash can hours earlier sparked a fire that caused about $25,000 damage to a southwest Bend home Wednesday night, officials said. The fire at a home in the 60000 block of River Bend Drive was called in by a neighbor shortly before 8:30 p.m.,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are getting ready to begin pile burning in the Cline Buttes area, west of Tumalo and north of Highway 20, off Fryrear Road. The project is scheduled to begin next week, depending on weather conditions and fuel moisture. The piles contain
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(Update: adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue along with units from Redmond Fire & Rescue and Cloverdale Fire District were dispatched to a reported structure fire in a large building. Firefighters arrived on scene within four minutes to find a well involved, large, single-story shop with fire
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(Update: adding video) Bend, ORE. (KTVZ) — If you were on Bend’s south side Friday, you might have noticed the smell of smoke. A house fire broke out on 27th Street in Southeast Bend late in the afternoon. Fortunately, the home was unoccupied at the time. A nearby neighbor reported the fire and checked for
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Strong winds caused a fire early Wednesday that burned a small chicken coop and a nearby storage building in northwest Prineville. But a neighbor alerted the home’s occupants, including several dogs and other pets, and all escaped unharmed – even the chickens. “All the chickens were happily running around the yard
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