An electrical fire caused about $350,000 in damage and losses at a downtown Bend office building late Saturday night, but an official said the…
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A bit of welcome rain fell Saturday as crews made strong progress on two lightning-sparked fires north of Madras that have burned about 2,800 acres,…
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A higher containment figure for the first time in days and another day of little fire growth shows progress on the nation’s largest wildfire, the…
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Thunderstorms hit Central Oregon with numerous lightning strikes late Thursday afternoon and evening, sparking nearly 20 fires that crews rushed to…
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The fire cache (supplies) building at the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Klamath-Lake District compound in Klamath Falls was destroyed by a fire…
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Fire officials expressed concern but not surprise over a quick pickup in fire activity on the 413,000-acre Bootleg Fire, just a day after welcome…
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More than a half-inch of rain on some parts of the massive, 413,000-acre Bootleg Fire brought welcome relief for fire crews Tuesday, but the fire…
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Combustibles left on a stove sparked a kitchen fire Tuesday morning that caused an estimated $50,000 damage to a northeast Bend home, a fire official…
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The battle is far from over, but firefighters have brought the more than 409,000-acre Bootleg Fire in Southern Oregon to more than 50% containment,…
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Claire Colbert, CNN Despite the efforts of firefighters battling the Bootleg Fire, the raging flames of the nation’s…
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Out-of-state crews are heading to Montana to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggles with a series of fires that have…
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A small fire that broke out Friday evening on the balcony of a southeast Bend assisted living facility prompted the start of residents’…
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Campfires and recreational fires are currently banned in the city of Bend and on all federal lands in Central Oregon.…
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Lucy Kafanov, CNN When crews battling the massive Bootleg Fire saw wind-driven flames race across the treetops, they had one…
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The nation’s largest wildfire raged through southern Oregon on Friday, but crews were scaling back some night operations as hard work and weaker…
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The 64-acre Swamp Wells Trail Fire that broke out south of Bend last Sunday was declared fully contained late Thursday, and the last evacuation…
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Ronald Tucker and his wife, Ruby, pulled up to a La Pine home Thursday, thinking they were helping their son-in-law run errands — but they ended up…
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Incident management teams are working closely with local public health officials and the Oregon Health Authority’s investigation into nine positive…
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The Bootleg Fire started on the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest on Tuesday, July 6. The lightning-sparked fire was…
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Officials on the massive Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, approaching 400,000 acres in size, confirmed Wednesday that the fire was determined to be…
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