Burning incense sparks camper fire east of Bend; family of 4 escapes unhurt
A stick of burning incense sparked a fire that destroyed a fifth-wheel camper, the home to family of four, east of Bend Thursday night, but the…
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Bend woman’s animal-detection dog reunites cats with wildfire evacuees
Katie Albright and her 3-year-old dog, Franklin, are helping some wildfire evacuees reunite with their lost…
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Ochoco National Forest plans prescribed burn this week in Maury Mountains
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters are planning an 884-acre prescribed burn in the northwest portion of the Maury Mountains on the Ochoco…
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Crews stop brush fire northwest of Redmond
A wind-fanned brush fire northwest of Redmond burned about a quarter-acre Friday afternoon before crews stopped it, officials…
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Escaped burn pile sparks brush fire NW of Redmond
An unattended burn pile sparked a brush fire northwest of Redmond Thursday afternoon that burned about an acre before firefighters stopped its…
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Fire destroys mobile home at Crooked River Ranch; no injuries
A fire late Wednesday night destroyed a mobile home, also causing a propane cylinder to explode, but caused no injuries, officials…
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Man gets 10 years for arson in wildfire west of Eugene
A man who started a wildfire west of Eugene near Mapleton in August will serve 10 years in prison.…
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Pair of Bend DUII hit-and-run crashes knock out power, lead to arrests
Two allegedly drunk drivers crashed into power poles in Bend in less than six hours, resulting in widespread outages — and in both cases, leading…
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Ochoco Natl. Forest plans 2,560-acre prescribed burn near Big Summit Prairie
If conditions remain favorable, firefighters are planning a 2,560-acre prescribed burn north of Big Summit Prairie on the Ochoco National Forest.…
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Deschutes National Forest lifts last Lionshead Fire area closures as conditions ease
Deschutes National Forest officials said Thursday they have rescinded the remaining portion of the Lionshead Fire closure, reopening access to all of…
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C.O. chimney sweeps getting calls after Bend’s first chimney fire of season
For 29 years, Jim Brown has climbed up on top of…
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Wind-fanned fire heavily damages NE Redmond home
A stubborn, wind-driven fire heavily damaged a northeast Redmond home late Tuesday afternoon, officials…
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Good progress on Lionshead Fire, but containment figure poses a challenge
Firefighters aided by weekend rain continue to make steady progress on the more than 204,000-acre Lionshead Fire, but the containment figure hasn’t…
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Rain could mean ‘season-ending event’ for 204K-acre Lionshead Fire
Fire managers said Sunday this weekend’s rain may have been a “season-ending event” for part of all of the 204,469-acre Lionshead Fire, though the…
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Chimney, attic fire causes $20,000 damage to home north of Bend
A homeowner north of Bend thought he’d put out a chimney fire with a garden hose Saturday evening — but it wasn’t fully out, and a resulting…
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Welcome rain helps crews tackling Lionshead, other fires; much work remains
Over an inch of rain in places late Friday and early Saturday were of great benefit for hundreds of firefighters still working to contain and douse…
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Detroit wildfire victim begins long road to recovery
Many wildfire evacuees are now embarking on the long road to recovery, journeying back home to see what, if anything, remains. Evacuee Jody Evans…
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Fire damages riverside vacation rental in downtown Bend
A vacation rental near the Deschutes River in downtown Bend caught fire Tuesday afternoon when an attic fan overheated, officials…
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Dramatic ODOT video shows raging fire approach, destroy radio tower near Detroit
ODOT has released dramatic video footage taken by an automated camera as the Beachie Creek Fire roared through the Santiam Canyon, destroying a…
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Lionshead Fire, at 204K acres Oregon’s largest of year, nears 50% containment
The more than 204,000-acre Lionshead Fire, sparked by lightning west of Warm Springs in mid-August, is approaching 50% containment, the last of…
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