Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fast-growing Town Gulch Fire in Baker County, estimated at 10,000 acres late Tuesday night
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BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Mile Marker 132 Fire burning in Deschutes County, Oregon. The state of Oregon’s request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) was approved by FEMA Region 10 Administrator Willie G. Nunn on Friday
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A group of young people returning from a day boating on Lake Simtustus Sunday evening were caught by surprise and trapped by the fast-growing, lightning-sparked Elk Lane Fire west of Madras as they were leaving the resort, prompting a harrowing road trip, narrow escape and rescue by fire crews.
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A Prineville woman who allegedly sped east on Highway 126 Friday evening, dragging a tire and driving on a wheel rim that threw sparks and caused a destructive 10-acre wildfire, refused to appear in court from jail Monday to face one felony and a dozen misdemeanor charges.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the eighth time of the fire season last Thursday evening in response to the now-52,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County, because. The resources necessary for protecting life and property from the fire are beyond local capabilities. Harney County Judge Hart requested assistance
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The nearly 2-week-old Crazy Creek Fire in Crook and Wheeler counties has continued to grow dramatically in recent hot, dry weather to now cover more than 64,000 acres, and on Sunday prompted a Level 2 BE SET pre-evacuation alert to the town of Paulina and nearby areas.
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Crews battling Eastern Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the state so far this season, have reached 86% containment as mop-up and monitoring work continues for the more than 400 firefighters on the lines and in support roles.
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Two days after a fast-moving brush fire on Bend’s northern outskirts sent up thick, billowing smoke and brought a major ground and air attack that stopped its advance, the widespread impacts were easing Sunday as authorities reduced evacuation levels and repair crews restored TV and Internet service to the north, in Redmond.
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NewsChannel 21’s Isabella Warren spoke live with two of the many people forced to leave their homes or help family members flee the fast-growing Mile Marker 132 Fire north of Bend.
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NewsChannel 21’s Dylan Anderman was live at the fight to stop the Mile Marker 132 Fire north of Bend, where a resident put out a sprinkler right where the fire was stopped near their home./
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The Battle Mountain Complex is a coordinated effort to stop the Monkey Creek, Snake and Boneyard fires in Eastern Oregon, just one group of fires among the more than 100 major blazes that broke out around the state during the fiery month of July.
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SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing four structural task forces and its green incident management team to the Telephone Fire burning in Harney County, 12 miles northeast of Burns. The lightning-caused fire started on July 22 and is now threatening homes and structures. As of Thursday morning, the fire was estimated at
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bureau of Land Management law enforcement rangers recently caught an arsonist who ignited a small wildfire earlier this month, the agency said Wednesday. On Saturday, July 6, the Oregon Department of Forestry responded to reports that a helicopter had located a column of smoke near the Willamette National Forest. They put
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Oregon Department of Forestry’s fire situation report for Wednesday, July 31st: ODF Incident Management Teams Team 2 is in command of the Winding Water Complex west of Wallowa (Northeast Oregon District). Updates available on the District’s Facebook page. Team 1 is in command of the Battle Mountain Complex –
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — While California battles the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, a trio of wildfires near Denver has forced hundreds of evacuations and claimed at least one life. Here’s the latest on a barrage of blazes burning in several western states: • Colorado’s Stone Canyon Fire turns deadly:
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Organizers with the Newberry Regional Partnership met with a packed room of more than 100 La Pine community members Monday night to discuss possible solutions to the growing homelessness problem in the area and the risk of wildfires it poses.
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Some new out-of-state help has arrived to help lead the fight against two fires burning in the Ochoco National Forest. The Crazy Creek fire north of Paulina has grown to more than 22,000 acres, with no containment. The Kitty Creek Fire is at 73 acres and 86% contained.
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(Update: All evacuation levels dropped around Jackpine, Wickiup fires) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A person who shot a pound of Tannerite explosive target compound on BLM land south of Prineville Saturday afternoon, sparking a fast-growing 20-acre wildfire, was cited by Crook County sheriff’s deputies for reckless burning and criminal mischief, an official said Tuesday —
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed several vehicles in a southwest Redmond backyard and spread to a home’s attic Saturday afternoon, but firefighters who attacked the blaze prevented more serious damage to the residence, an official said. Redmond Fire and Rescue responded around 12:35 p.m. to the reported structure fire in the 1600 block
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Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater than the size of Los Angeles
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