60-acre wildfire breaks out NW of Madras, closes Hwy. 26 for hours
A new wildfire broke out near U.S. Highway 26 northwest of Madras Saturday afternoon, burning about 60 acres closing a 40-mile stretch of the highway…
Continue ReadingFire
Attic fire heavily damages SW Redmond home
An attic fire caused an estimated $75,000 damage to a southwest Redmond home Friday night, Redmond Fire & Rescue…
Continue Reading
Warm Springs wildfire that grew to nearly 800 acres now 75 percent contained
A wind-driven grass fire that broke out Thursday afternoon on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, closing U.S. Highway 26 for a time, has grown to…
Continue Reading
Forest Service warns of more human-caused fires due to bigger crowds in the woods
The Deschutes National Forest says the warmer weather plus drought conditions, paired with human error and more activity in the woods, could be a…
Continue Reading
Finley Fire SE of La Pine quickly burns 45 acres before crews encircle it
A wildfire that broke out Wednesday afternoon southeast of La Pine quickly grew to 45 acres before firefighters from numerous agencies in a ground…
Continue Reading
Lightning sparks new blazes; largest burns nearly 80 acres in Wheeler County
A storm that passed through Central Oregon Monday night blanketed the area with about 100 lightning strikes, sparking at least five new wildfires,…
Continue Reading
Paulina Lake Fire reaches 30% containment
A new wildfire broke out and quickly put up a billowing smoke column Sunday afternoon near Paulina Lake Road in the La Pine area, burning nearly 50…
Continue Reading
Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire danger
Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…
Continue Reading
US Forest Services urges self-policing of campgrounds to help catch, prevent wildfires
Just a few weeks into summer, Central Oregon has already seen a more aggressive fire season than in some past years. The U.S. Forest Service is…
Continue Reading
SW Bend residents help douse small brush fire
Southwest Bend residents used, water, extinguishers and rakes to tackle a small brushfire off Brookswood Boulevard Sunday morning before police and…
Continue Reading
Prineville Fourth of July fire damages home, outbuilding
A fire burned intensely near Meadow Lakes Golf Course Saturday night, damaging a home, outbuilding and power pole, at a time when the city’s Fourth…
Continue Reading
Cigarette butts spark 2-acre wildfire east of Bend, investigators say
A wind-fanned brush fire off Highway 20 east of Bend late Sunday afternoon, stopped at about two acres by firefighters from several agencies, was…
Continue Reading
C.O. fires on the Fourth stopped small; one burns 94 acres in N. Central Oregon
Central Oregon firefighters spent much of the holiday checking on and putting out abandoned campfires or other small blazes, while one to the north…
Continue Reading
BLM expands target shooting restrictions to curb fire danger
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials have updated the 2020 prohibitions regarding the use of fire-causing materials on…
Continue Reading
New wildfire breaks out near Bessie Butte, south of Bend
A new wildfire broke out late Wednesday afternoon near Bessie Butte, south of Bend, and drew a quick attack in blustery winds, Central Oregon fire…
Continue Reading
ODF’s Central Oregon District enters regulated-use closure on Wednesday
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will enter Regulated-Use Closure beginning at 12:01 a.m.…
Continue Reading
Fire near Columbia Gorge burns 15 acres, prompts Level 1 evacuation notice
A wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon near the Columbia River Gorge town of Rowena prompted a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice and closed a highway…
Continue Reading
Hwy. 97 driver swerves to avoid deer, crashes, sparks brush fire, power outage
A driver who swerved to avoid a deer crossing U.S. Highway 97 in southern Bend crashed and sparked a brushfire Sunday morning that closed the highway…
Continue Reading
Wildfire season heating up in Central Oregon
A brush fire broke out east of Highway 97 just north of Bend on Friday afternoon, closing the highway for a time until crews could get a handle on…
Continue Reading
1,000-acre wildfire east of Madras reaches 60% containment
Firefighters made good progress and reached 60% containment Wednesday of a day-old, 1,000-acre fire on private land about 10 miles east of Madras,…
Continue Reading