DAYS CREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hawaii, the most recent state to join the Northwest Compact, hit the ground running by sending personnel to Oregon on their first fire assignments under the compact. This past April, Hawaii became the eleventh member of the Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement. The purpose of the NW Compact is to
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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 caused $100,000 damage and officials traced to improper disposal of a cigarette on the back patio the previous night.
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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% containment, allowing Crook County emergency managers to reduce some evacuation levels, officials said Sunday. Here’s the full update on that and the more than month-old, 730-acre Red Fire burning
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Three wildfires that merged in strong winds on Saturday night burned along seven miles of Interstate 84 near Arlington, forcing closure for a time of a 22-mile stretch of the freeway in both directions. Crews from numerous agencies, including Central Oregon resources, tackled the blaze.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters quickly stopped an attic fire at an Eagle Crest-area home Saturday morning that was traced to the mechanical failure of a bathroom exhaust fan, prompting a reminder to residents about their proper care. Redmond Fire & Rescue crews were called around 7:30 a.m. to the possible structure fire in the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A candle left burning caused a fire that heavily damaged the basement of a northeast Bend home early Wednesday morning – but working smoke alarms awakened the homeowner, who escaped with her two dogs, and fire crews were able to save the rest of the house. Bend Fire & Rescue crews
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The over 3-week-old Crazy Creek Fire has grown to over 86,600 acres in Crook and Wheeler counties, but that’s all interior burning, as the perimeter has been holding and the blaze is now 63% contained, officials said Tuesday.
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Bend Fire & Rescue responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a small brush fire next to Empire Avenue and the northbound Bend Parkway onramp and contained it about a quarter-acre, with help from U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry crews.
Continue ReadingCONCRETE, Wash. (AP) — Three people were killed in a house fire in a rural area northeast of Seattle and authorities are looking for a pickup truck that remains unaccounted for after the blaze, police said. The two-story home was destroyed in the Friday morning fire in the small town of Concrete, the Mount Vernon
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Just over a week after lightning ignited the Elk Lane Fire west of Madras, prompting evacuations and a fierce battle amid heat and shifting winds, the blaze is now 91% contained by firefighters and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Monday lifted all remaining evacuation zones.
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — The North Entrance to Crater Lake National Park will be closed for about a week, beginning Tuesday, so firefighters on the 4,700-acre Middle Fork Fire to prepare control lines along the North Entrance Road, park officials said Sunday. Fire crews will reduce fuels along the north-south route, creating
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire sprinkler system helped limit damage when a fire broke out late Friday night in the conveyor belt area of a southeast Redmond animal-bedding business, an official said. Around 10:30 p.m., a passer-by reported seeing flames on the exterior of JTS Animal Bedding at 2162 SE First Street, Redmond Fire
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A resident was taken to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation and five dogs perished in a Madras mobile home fire Thursday afternoon, but firefighters rescued two other dogs, Jefferson County Fire & EMS Chief Jeff Blake said. Fire crews responded around 2:30 p.m. to the reported fire at the Green
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We have updates on the increasing containment numbers on the Elk Lane Fire west of Madras and the Crazy Creek Fire north of Paulina.
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“Imagine living in fear, day and night,” Deschutes Market Road resident Linda Cook tearfully told Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, one of the many Juniper Ridge neighbors who on Friday had to flee their fire-threatened home for the second time in four years.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers in the Pacific Northwest predicted Thursday that many wildfires currently burning in Washington and Oregon, and potentially new ones, will persist until the region experiences significant rain or snow this fall. Firefighters are actively battling these fires. With widespread lightning expected this month, fire managers will be adopting a strategic
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The 4-day-old Elk Lane Fire west of Madras is now 20% contained, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning, a day after revising the map of evacuation and pre-evacuation zones on the blaze, allowing some residents to return home.
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A cooking fire at a homeless camp on a privately owned 13-acre lot east of Highway 97 caused the 78-acre Mile Marker 132 Fire last Friday that threatened hundreds of homes on Bend’s north end, prompting evacuations and knocking out power before a major air and ground attack stopped its spread.
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DURKEE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The massive, 3-week-old Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is nearing full containment and a management team from the Southern U.S. is handing the firefight back to local units Wednesday night, officials said. DURKEE FIRE Size: 294,265 acres Containment: 95% Location: 1 mile west of Durkee, OR Start Date: July 17, 2024
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PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wind and “critically low humidity” fueled fire behavior Tuesday on the eastern flank of the more than 75,000-acre Crazy Creek Fire, resulting in spot fires and more challenging conditions for crews, officials said Wednesday. Wednesday’s Crazy Creek Fire update: Wind and critically low humidity increase fire activity on east flank of
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