Ember from chimney sparks roof fire at Boonesborough home
An ember escaped from the chimney and ignited a roof fire Friday evening at a home in the Boonesborough neighborhood north of Bend, but firefighters…
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Fire destroys semi-truck full of apples, shuts Highway 97 north of Madras
A semi-truck full of apples caught fire and was destroyed on U.S. Highway 97 north of Madras Friday afternoon, shutting the highway for about 90…
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Bend firefighters put out challenging blaze at Fitness 1440; finding cause hampered by unstable roof
A fire at a northeast Bend gym Wednesday morning brought numerous firefighters to the scene and took about an hour to knock down, initial reports…
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Stubborn fire damages home north of Sisters
A fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon at a home north of Sisters proved stubborn to extinguish, keeping firefighters on the scene for several…
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Fire damages Madras home office; resident suffers smoke inhalation trying to put it out
A Madras resident was treated for smoke inhalation Monday morning after he tried to put out a fire that broke out in a home office, a fire official…
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Cougar Peak Fire NW of Lakeview burns nearly 92,000 acres, reaches 85% containment
The nearly month-old, nearly 92,000-acre Cougar Peak Fire 15 miles northwest of Lakeview has reached 85% containment, and the fire management will be…
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‘Still in survival mode’: Detroit residents struggle to recover, a year after devastating wildfire
A little over a year ago, displaced Oregonians returned to their fire-stricken communities to begin repairing what was left of their homes, and to…
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Neighbor helps keep RV fire from spreading at Petersen Rock Garden
A neighbor played a key role in stopping the spread of a fire Thursday that destroyed a small RV and threatened three other buildings on the property…
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Autumn has arrived, and several large Oregon wildfires are still being battled
Summer has turned to fall, officially, but there’s still plenty of work for firefighters to do on several large wildfires, some of which have been…
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Four-alarm fire destroys abandoned building in SE Portland
A four-alarm fire destroyed a long-abandoned building in southeast Portland early Friday morning, but firefighters were able to protect nearby…
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Oregon’s large wildfires of recent years seen by OSU experts as precursor for future seasons
As of last Friday, there have been 1,780 wildfires that have burned 802,415 acres in Oregon this year. Several drought and fire experts from Oregon…
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Rain, cooldown benefit crews battling Oregon wildfires, but still more work to do
The weekend cooldown and rainy weather — up to three inches in places — assisted hundreds of firefighters still battling some large fires around…
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KNP Complex Fire reaches part of Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest, threatening some of the world’s largest trees
The KNP Complex Fire in California has reached a “small area” of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to some of the world’s largest…
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SE Bend property owner burning weeds with torch cited after sparking brush fire
A property owner burning weeds with a propane torch in southeast Bend was cited Wednesday after sparking a fire that grew to nearly a half-acre in…
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USFS law enforcement has person in custody in several human-caused fires near Horse Butte
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers have a person in custody in connection with four human-caused fires discovered by a resident and…
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Progress reported on 86,000-acre fire NW of Lakeview that has destroyed several structures
Nearly 800 firefighters reported a 6% containment figure Sunday night on the nearly week-old Cougar Peak Fire about 15 miles northwest of Lakeview…
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Passer-by spots smoke, alerts NE Prineville family of 5 to house fire
Thanks to a passer-by who spotted smoke, a family of five escaped unhurt, along with their two dogs, when a fire broke out Sunday afternoon on the…
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Rain aids crews battling nearly 86,000-acre Cougar Peak Fire NW of Lakeview
Nearly 700 firefighters called to battle the nearly 86,000-acre Cougar Peak Fire northwest of Lakeview welcomed the first significant rainfall in…
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Early-morning fire destroys motor home in SE Redmond
A malfunctioning propane heater may have sparked a fire that destroyed a motor home early Saturday morning on a southeast Redmond street, an official…
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Tumalo fire destroys shop, damages bus barn at Three Sisters Adventist Christian School
A shop was destroyed and a connected bus barn damaged by a fire that broke out Friday morning at the Three Sisters Adventist Christian School on…
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