Boat goes up in flames on Prineville Reservoir; no injuries reported
A fire that put up tall black smoke visible for miles destroyed a boat on Prineville Reservoir on Saturday, but the occupants escaped uninjured, authorities said.
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State fire marshal mobilizes structural protection task force to assist on 40-acre Moon Mountain Fire near Eugene
The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized a structural task force to Lane County to assist with structure protection for the Moon Mountain Fire, in Moon Mountain City Park east of Eugene, which was estimated Tuesday at 40 acres.
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Wind-fanned Madras brush fire burns shed, prompts evacuations before crews contain it
A wind-fanned brush fire traced to a cigarette destroyed a small shed and prompted evacuation of some threatened homes on the north end of Madras Monday evening before firefighters contained it.
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Investigators unable to find cause of fire that heavily damaged NE Bend home, destroyed shed, RV and deck
Investigators were unable to determine Monday what caused a fire that heavily damaged a home and destroyed a shed, RV and deck on three neighboring properties in northeast Bend Sunday evening, as it also moved up a tall Ponderosa pine tree.
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Firefighters stop 1-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon
Firefighters tackled and stopped a one-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon near the Maple Avenue Bridge on Sunday evening.
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Trailer loaded with tons of hay catches fire, sparks several spot fires along Tumalo Reservoir Road
A flatbed trailer loaded with about three tons of hay caught fire while traveling down Tumalo Reservoir Road Thursday afternoon, sparking several spot fires along a 500-yard stretch and prompting a call-out of crews from several agencies to tackle the blazes, officials said.
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Fire destroys commercial building under construction near Redmond Airport; cause undetermined
Investigators have been unable to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a large commercial building under construction near the Redmond Airport late Wednesday afternoon, sending up thick, black smoke and possibly causing a large cellphone service outage.
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Four children escape fire that heavily damaged home NW of Prineville; 2 pets perish
Four children escaped a fire that heavily damaged a home northwest of Prineville Sunday afternoon, but two pets perished in the blaze, authorities said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Smoke alarms awaken, alert residents to deck fire that caused $150,000 damage to home on Powell Butte Highway
Smoke alarms awakened and alerted residents to a deck fire that caused $150,000 in damage at a home east of Bend late Saturday night. Fire investigators traced the cause to improper disposal of smoking materials.
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Two Umatilla County wildfires fully contained, Hat Rock at nearly 17,000 acres; task force wraps up work, heads home
Two Umatilla County wildfires, including the nearly 17,000 Hat Rock Fire east of Hermiston, are now fully contained, according to a task force assigned by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office, which on Saturday morning turned back management to local officials and headed home.
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DCSO deputies fight vehicle fire at La Pine-area transient camp, help Redmond Fire on transient camp tree fire
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies battled a vehicle fire at an unoccupied La Pine-area transient camp Thursday morning, and in the afternoon responded to a tree fire near a transient camp in Redmond that firefighters had tackled, their second call to that area in two days.
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Fast-moving new wildfire breaks out in The Dalles, prompting evacuations
A fire that broke out in The Dalles along the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday evening prompted evacuation orders and burned at least one home, KGW reported.
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Crews quickly get line around new wildfire on Ochoco National Forest at under 10 acres
Firefighters responded and got a line around a fire that burned nine acres near McKay Saddle on the Ochoco National Forest Wednesday evening.
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Firefighters report progress on pair of Umatilla County wildfires; Hat Rock Fire at 15,000 acres, evacuations continue
The Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized six task forces and an incident management team to Umatilla County late Tuesday as firefighters battled two fast-moving wildfires, one that grew to an estimated 10,000 acres and prompted some evacuations for a time.
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Prescribed burning scheduled to resume along Paulina Lake Road NE of La Pine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to resume prescribed burning operations Wednesday five miles northeast of La Pine along Paulina Lake Road (Forest Service Road 21) near Six Mile Sno-Park. If conditions are favorable, firefighters will ignite up to 83 acres starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Smoke will be visible
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Early-morning garage fire at Deschutes River Woods home traced to combustion of oily rags being laundered
A garage fire early Tuesday morning that caused about $30,000 in damage to a home in Deschutes River Woods was caused by spontaneous combustion of oily rags from a commercial kitchen that were being laundered at home, an official said.
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Fire damages SW Madras duplex; cause under investigation
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that began outside a southwest Madras duplex Monday evening and spread into the attic, as well as the crawl space under the house, authorities said.
Continue Reading USFS firefighters resume prescribed burn along Paulina Lake Road; planned burn Tuesday west of Bend canceled
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District continued prescribed burning along Paulina Lake Road northeast of La Pine on Monday, but canceled a burn planned west of Bend on Tuesday due to a change in conditions.
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PacifiCorp could be on the hook for billions after jury verdict in devastating Oregon wildfires
By ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day weekend in 2020, ordering the company to pay tens of millions of dollars to 17 homeowners who sued and finding it liable for broader
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Despite costly damage, some things went right at Bend Airport fuel pumps fire, officials say
Safety valves, a quick response and firefighter training kept a scary fire at the Bend Airport’s self-fueling station from causing far greater issues, such as an explosion, officials said Friday as the investigation continued.
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