(Update: Sunday information) OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — So far, a warming and drying trend has not made for any major growth of the Cedar Creek Fire,…
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A fire that caused $225,000 in damage and losses at a home east of Bend early Sunday was caused by the improper disposal of oil-soaked rags from a…
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Fire containment increases to 17% BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest on Friday reduced the forest closure for the Cedar Creek Fire,…
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The Cedar Creek Fire barely grew on Monday, as rain and cooler temperatures continued to have positive impacts, but fire officials said Tuesday the…
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A weekend of cooler weather and some widespread rainfall helped a still-growing army of nearly 2,600 firefighters on the 113,000-acre Cedar Creek…
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A sprinkler system stopped a kitchen fire in its tracks at a northeast Bend apartment Saturday evening, but the resulting water and smoke damage…
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A fire destroyed a Tumalo-area manufactured home late Saturday afternoon, and the American Red Cross was called in to assist the renter, who did not…
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There are now more than 1,800 firefighters assigned to the Cedar Creek Fire, sparked by lightning over a month ago. The fire that ignited August 1…
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Recent cool weather across the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District is not an indication that fire season is over, the agency…
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As the Cedar Creek firefighting ranks swelled past 1,800, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she’s asked President Biden to issue a federal emergency…
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A passing motorist early Wednesday morning spotted a fire that destroyed an apparently unoccupied mobile home on the Culver Highway in Madras, but…
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An apparent lightning strike to the roof ignited a fire in a large detached shop in La Pine late Monday afternoon, also blowing out a nearby…
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The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has expanded its forest closure order for the Cedar Creek Fire to create more efficient firefighting…
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A pickup crash into dry vegetation on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras Monday afternoon sent the driver to the hospital and sparked a wildfire that…
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Fire crews staying and working at Mt. Bachelor have a common mission, outside of putting out the Cedar Creek Fire entirely. It’s to stop the fire…
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An army of firefighters from across the nation is helping battle the 6-week-old Cedar Creek Fire that exploded in weekend heat and winds to nearly…
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Extreme fire behavior and strong winds made for another big run by the Cedar Creek Fire east of Oakridge on Saturday, putting up towering pyrocumulus…
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By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — There were 18 large fires burning in Oregon and Washington Saturday, leading to…
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The Oakridge and Westfir areas were evacuated Friday evening and a Highway 58 closure was lengthened 57 miles in the face of the Cedar Creek Fire as…
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Fire crews are setting up two incident command centers at Mt. Bachelor. Their locations change according to fire conditions. About 800…
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