Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District continued prescribed burning along Paulina Lake Road northeast of La Pine on Monday, but canceled…
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By ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp…
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Safety valves, a quick response and firefighter training kept a scary fire at the Bend Airport’s self-fueling station from causing far greater…
Continue ReadingWith an early onset of above-normal temperatures, rapid snowmelt and consecutive days of below-normal rainfall, fire season is off to an early start…
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Warm Springs firefighters, assisted by a Jefferson County structural protection task force, stopped two grass fires that broke out Tuesday afternoon…
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With nearly two-dozen wildfires tackled already this year — about half of them escaped debris burns — fire season on all lands protected by the…
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The Bend-Fort Ranger District plans to conduct a five-acre prescribed burn Monday morning near Sunriver to generate a training environment for…
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A fire destroyed a motor home at Thousand Trails RV Park south of Sunriver late Saturday afternoon and was spreading to grass and trees when the…
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Residents escaped a fire late Friday night that heavily damaged a home northeast of Redmond – caused by the heat of a butane lighter on a bed –…
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A suspected human-caused brush fire west of Sisters Wednesday afternoon was quickly put out by crews from several area agencies, stopping the blaze…
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A Sisters High School freshman was arrested on arson and other charges Wednesday after she allegedly set fires in two girls’ restrooms, prompting…
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A 300-acre wildfire in steep terrain about 10 miles southwest of Veneta has been fully lined, and mop-up operations are making progress, Oregon…
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Forest Service and BLM workers found and dealt with five abandoned campfires over the Memorial Day weekend, including one one on the Ochoco National…
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A roof and attic fire heavily damaged a La Pine home Sunday afternoon, and while the people inside escaped unhurt, it’s believed two cats perished,…
Continue Reading Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burning operations east of Sunriver on Friday, if conditions remain…
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With Central Oregon’s debris burn season set to close in a week, people with yard debris or other items to ignite are seeking permits, and that’s…
Continue Reading  If you see smoke in the air, it’s fire, of course — but of late, it’s usually prescribed burns, not wildfires.…
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CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District plan to ignite up to 51 acres in a prescribed burn six miles southwest of…
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burn operations for a third day Wednesday in an area three miles…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters rescued over a dozen people and three dogs from a dramatic apartment building fire Tuesday in downtown Portland,…
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