C.O. firefighters tackle seven small lightning-sparked wildfires, all kept under an acre
Central Oregon firefighters tackled seven small new lightning-sparked wildfires Friday evening and are keeping watch for any new starts in the…
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Fire ignites in Knott Landfill compost pile from spontaneous combustion; facility will take steps to avoid repeat
A sizable fire could be seen late Wednesday night, coming from Knott Landfill. Bend Fire and Rescue was called to the composting area, helping…
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Several agencies stop nearly 4-acre wildfire NE of Sisters; cause traced to grinding metal near dry grass
Crews with several agencies helped stop a wildfire Thursday — sparked by grinding metal near dry grass — that burned nearly four acres off Mountain…
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Oregon wildfires have cost plenty in firefighting efforts; nearly 30,000-acre Flat Fire tops list at $32 million so far
The Flat Fire, burning in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest of southwest Oregon, has burned nearly 30,000 acres since it started back on July…
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Crews tackle, stop small new wildfire south of Deschutes River Woods
Firefighters responded to and contained a small new wildfire Wednesday morning south of Deschutes River Woods and west of Highway…
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Large brush fire breaks out on Redmond’s east side; crews stop it at about 2 acres
A large brush fire that broke out Tuesday night on Redmond’s east side was stopped by firefighters after burning about two…
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SW Oregon’s Flat Fire tops 27,000 acres amid burnout efforts, using drones and helicopter
Both drones and helicopters have been used to drop spherical ignition devices for burnout operations to remove unburned fuel within the perimeter of…
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Big progress on Golden Fire in Klamath County, now 83% contained; crews demobilize, evacuation alert ends
Major progress continues to be made on the 2,137-acre Golden Fire in Klamath County, as crews demobilize and the blaze reached 83% containment by…
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Central Oregon crew working Golden Fire finds missing dog ‘Ladybird,’ reunites her with family
A good dog tag on the collar with a current phone number can be worth its weight in gold. That’s what one now-happy dog owner learned when a…
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SW Oregon’s Flat Fire tops 22,000 acres, has first containment at 3%; firefighting force grows to nearly 1,500
The Flat Fire that broke out near the southwest Oregon town of Agness just over a week ago has now burned more than 20,000 acres, as burnout…
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Crews on Warm Springs Reservation report good progress on 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire, now 40% contained
More than 120 people working to douse the 1,249-acre Simnasho Fire that broke out Friday on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation now have it 40%…
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Wildfire in southern Washington’s Klickitat County grows to nearly 52,000 acres, prompts evacuations
A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Friday in Klickitat County, Washington had grown to almost 52,000 acres by Sunday, prompting Level 3…
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C.O. federal lands raised to ‘Extreme’ fire danger level; crews encircle human-caused blaze in Three Sisters Wilderness
Central Oregon’s federal lands were moved from High to Extreme fire danger level on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., as new fires continue to occur around…
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Bend Fire has busy Saturday morning, putting out 2-story bark mulch fire, 3-story house fire
Saturday got off to a busy start for Bend Fire & Rescue crews who first tackled a 2-story-tall burning pile of bark chips and mulch in southeast…
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New wildfire south of Antelope stopped fast, contained at nearly 500 acres
An interagency air and ground attack made fairly quick work of stopping a wind-fanned wildfire that burned nearly 500 acres south of Antelope in…
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Fire destroys former Kmart building in NE Portland, puts up large smoke plume
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A large fire completely gutted the interior an old Kmart building near Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy…
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DCSO reassigns, dedicates full-time deputy to reduce fire risks off China Hat Road, at Juniper Ridge
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy has been reassigned to dedicated duty in the areas of China Hat Road and Juniper Ridge “in an effort to mitigate…
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Fire destroys home, camp trailer in off-grid Juniper Acres subdivision in SW Crook County
A fire Wednesday morning destroyed a home and camp trailer in the “off-the-grid” Juniper Acres subdivision in the southwest corner of Crook…
Continue ReadingIndustrial fire at Washington paper mill worsens air quality in Portland
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A commercial fire fueled by wood chip piles at a paper mill in southwest Washington is worsening air quality in the Portland…
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Fire breaks out along Bend Parkway; Bend Fire, ODF crews stop it at one-third of an acre
Bend Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry crews quickly tackled a wind-fanned brush fire along the Bend Parkway in northern Bend early Tuesday…
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