The Deschutes National Forest on Monday reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District for the Bachelor Complex, which burned over 15,000 acres this summer.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A more than century-old Madras home was heavily damaged Saturday morning by an attic fire traced to faulty wiring for a light fixture, but a bystander knocked on the door to alert the occupants, who escaped the burning home unharmed, along with their pets. Jefferson County Fire & EMS crews were
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday it is offering up to $25,000 as a reward for information about the suspect behind recent ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington state. Authorities believe a male suspect that may have metalworking and welding experience was behind three ballot drop box fires in Portland
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QUINCY, Mass. (KTVZ) — The National Fire Protection Association® urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2022, an estimated 1,610 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments on Thanksgiving Day, reflecting a 399 percent increase over the daily average. Between
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest plan to begin pile burning as conditions are favorable, starting this week, officials said Tuesday. Firefighters select pile burning units for ignition based on moisture levels, forecasted weather and conditions predicted to move smoke away from communities where possible. Firefighters primarily plan to start with
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Ochoco National Forest said Monday it has reduced the fire area closure in the Paulina Ranger District that was established due to this summer’s Paulina Complex of wildfires. It said, “This reduction reflects improved conditions and allows for increased access to popular recreation areas while prioritizing safety for the public
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about a week before a heated Election Day. The early morning fire at
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Incoming favorable weather, including the possibility of snow, is allowing fuels crews with the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management to begin burning piles in the La Pine area as part of their 2024-2025 fall/winter prescribed burning program. Beginning Thursday, crews will start burning 192 acres of machine piles
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Hundreds of ballots were destroyed in a ballot box fire in Vancouver early Monday morning, and another ballot box fire in Portland destroyed three ballots, just over a week before the general election. . It’s currently unclear whether the two incidents are connected. Portland police officers responded around 3:30 a.m. to
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Jefferson County one of six specified in request, backed by entire congressional delegation SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week, requesting a federal major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Act on behalf of the State of Oregon. The request follows one of the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will officially reduce the fire danger to LOW and end the 2024 fire season Friday at 12:01 a.m., for lands under their protection and management. The end of fire season is a result of recent wetting rains and an overall cooling trend that
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CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest on Wednesday further reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Crescent Ranger District for the Red Fire near Crescent Lake, which remains 3,060 acres and is 30% contained. Access to Forest Service Road 60 around Crescent Lake has reopened, including all recreation residences. A temporary
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to successful firefighting efforts and full containment, the Willamette National Forest has terminated an emergency closure order for the Bingham Fire, which was reported Sept. 30 on the Detroit Ranger District. The Bingham Fire, located in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness east of Marion Forks, is approximately 199 acres and 100%
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The Deschutes National Forest on Friday further reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Crescent Ranger District for the 3,060-acre Red Fire due to decreased fire activity and moderating weather conditions, including nearly a half-inch of rain and snow in the area.
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A fire late Thursday night destroyed a southwest Bend detached garage, burned some nearby vehicles and spread to trees, also prompting the evacuation of some neighbors and alerts to others, but was kept from reaching the adjacent home, officials said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With continued success of firefighting operations on the week-old Pine Fire and improved weather conditions, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday it is dropping all evacuation levels on and around Pine Mountain and returning the area to normal status, effective immediately. “Please continue to avoid the fire area and abide
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Halloween is less than three weeks away, and there are still hundreds of firefighters working to finish containment of wildfires burning around the region and state. The over month-old Little Lava Fire 15 miles southwest of Bend has been more accurately mapped at 14,857 acres, officials said in a Saturday update.
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For more than a decade, the city of Bend has banned open burning of yard debris, also known as backyard burning, within the city limits. But officials are proposing an exception to the rules, to remove vegetation that could fuel wildfires in some hard-to-reach locations.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest has updated and increased the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District for the Bachelor Complex. The expansion of the closure area is due to continued fire activity on the Little Lava Fire as hot and dry conditions persist and incursions into
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Firefighters on the ground helped by air support have established a bulldozer line around the Pine Fire, which mapping Tuesday determined burned 6,537 acres and by Wednesday had reached 50% containment, officials said.
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