OSU Extension building partnerships in new fire program
In a time of increasing wildfire activity, Oregon State University Extension Service said Friday it has implemented a new statewide fire program to…
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Bend groups rescue animals displaced by Calif. fires
Volunteers from two Bend-area animal rescue groups climbed in a motor home Monday and drove down to Northern California to help rescue dogs in areas…
Continue ReadingMore new W. Oregon fires in dry, windy weather
Continued dry and windy conditions brought new fires to western Oregon Wednesday morning, adding to ongoing fire activity. Suppression efforts are…
Continue ReadingPrescribed burn Wednesday near Crescent
Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite a prescribed understory burn near Crescent Wednesday. Officials said the burn will help…
Continue ReadingFire burns La Pine-area shop; crews save residence
A fire Tuesday evening destroyed part of a mixed-use building south of Sunriver that housed both a shop and a non-permitted residential unit, La Pine…
Continue ReadingPile burning planned this week along C.O.D. trail
Fire managers plan to burn 10 acres of hand piles along the C.O.D. trail west of Bend this week. The unit lies within the West Bend project area. It…
Continue ReadingFood left on stove can set off alarms — or worse
The approach of the holiday season and the onset of cold weather brings more indoor activities, especially cooking. Bend Fire and Rescue has noted an…
Continue ReadingOregon firefighters helping battle 2 N. Calif. blazes
Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters mobilized by the Office of State Fire Marshal to join firefighting efforts in Northern California went to work Monday,…
Continue ReadingNearly 300 Oregon firefighters help fight 2 N. Calif. blazes
(Update: Details of Oregon strike teams’ deployments) Fifteen strike teams comprised of members of the Oregon fire service arrived in…
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‘Crushed:’ Stillman Fire destroys Crook County couple’s home, claims two pets, but they reunite with two more
Sparks flying from the tire rims of a Prineville woman driving by on state Highway 126 allegedly ignited the 10-acre Stillman Fire last Friday. Two…
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Red Fire in Diamond Peak Wilderness grows to 350 acres; Level 1 notice out for Crescent, Odell lakes and Crescent Junction
The 4-day-old, lightning-sparked Red Fire west of Crescent Lake in the Diamond Peak Wilderness has grown to 350 acres, and Klamath County emergency…
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Resident moving into new SW Bend apartment accidentally triggers stove fire, uses extinguisher to put it out
Someone moving into a newly built sixth-floor apartment in southwest Bend put items on a glass stove top and accidentally turned on a burner Friday,…
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Flat Fire in SW Oregon at more than 31,000 acres, crews reach 28% containment
The nearly 3-week-old Flat Fire on southwest Oregon’s Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has grown to more than 31,000 acres, but the over 1,100…
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Cedar Creek Fire holds at 127,000 acres, now 68% contained as 3-month mark approaches
The nearly 3-month-old lightning-sparked Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake and east of Oakridge has reached 68% containment as the number of personnel…
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17,000 acres of burnouts along west containment line push Cedar Creek Fire past 112K acres
Firefighters’ conducting firing (burnout) operations along the primary west-side containment line in recent days have pushed the Cedar Creek Fire’s…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows by nearly 1,000 acres; evacuation levels lowered, burnouts boost smoke
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters are conducting burnouts to rob the 93,427-acre Cedar Creek Fire of fuel to advance, though that also has…
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Cedar Creek Fire still active, not growing now; containment still 0%; new 120-acre fire lined NE of Paulina
The Cedar Creek Fire did not grow in size Wednesday, but it is still actively burning and drawing a still-growing firefighting force of over 2,150…
Continue ReadingSmoke from the Mosquito Fire begins creating unhealthy to hazardous conditions in Northern California
KCRA By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in…
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Crews stop growth of Fly Creek Fire, still 25% contained; evacuation alert drops to Level 1 (‘Be Ready’)
Firefighters made strong progress Monday on stopping a rash of new wildfires across Central Oregon in the wake of weekend storms and lightning,…
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Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions
By JULIE WATSON and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot…
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