Smoke in elevator prompts St. Charles Heart and Lung Center evacuation
A smoking rubber belt in an elevator at the St. Charles Bend Heart and Lung Center Tuesday morning prompted a “Code Red” fire alarm and brief…
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2 dogs rescued from Metolius house fire, given oxygen
A Metolius woman escaped unhurt when a fire damaged her home Monday afternoon, but two dogs needed a bit of oxygen after firefighters rescued them…
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Wind prompts 2 agricultural burns to escape, rekindle
Numerous field and agricultural burns have escaped out of control or rekindled in windy conditions in recent weeks, including two Thursday in the…
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Flue fire damages SE Prineville home
A Prineville resident awakened by smoke alarms early Thursday called 911, and firefighters soon quickly stopped a roof fire apparently related to…
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Bedroom fire causes $60K damage to SW Bend home with no smoke alarms
Bend police used an extinguisher to douse a fire in a guest bedroom that caused $60,000 in damage to a southwest Bend home Sunday morning, according…
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Escaped La Pine debris burn threatens homes, prompts alerts
An escaped debris burn, fanned by gusty winds, jumped the Little Deschutes River late Saturday afternoon, got to within about 20 yards of two La…
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Millions coming for Ochoco, Mt. Hood NF fire recovery, prevention work
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that the Ochoco and Wasco Forest Collaboratives have secured $1.68 million and $4.78 million in…
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La Pine home’s wood shake roof fire stopped fast — again
La Pine firefighters quickly doused a fire on a wood shake roof on Wednesday, at the same home where they stopped a similar roof fire nearly eight…
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‘Jackpot’ burning resumes on Ochoco National Forest
Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest plan to ignite juniper jackpots on 150 acres northeast of Post, starting Wednesday and possibly…
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Bend Senior HS to resume classes Tuesday after transformer, ceiling fires
Bend Senior High School officials announced late Monday that classes will resume Tuesday after a transformer box fire nearby cut power on Sunday and…
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Bend RV arson suspect caught after crash, search, pursuit
A Bend man sought by police since allegedly setting fire to a motor home he shared with his estranged wife two weeks ago ran from a rollover crash…
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Redmond Fire & Rescue to seek first local option levy in May
Redmond Fire & Rescue’s Board of Directors said Wednesday they have unanimously agreed to place a five-year local option levy of 27¢ per…
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Bend RV park residents voice frustration in arson aftermath
Some residents of Crown Villa Park in southern Bend say their concerns over safety were neglected before a motor home fire earlier this month, and…
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BLM plans 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across the West
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released Friday the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for up to 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across…
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Bend FD: Hot ashes sparked fire that destroyed DRW home
A fire apparently sparked by hot wood stove ashes on a porch destroyed a home in Deschutes River Woods south of Bend early Thursday. The homeowner…
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Parents of Portland man who died in fire file $6M suit
The parents of a man who died in a fire in Portland have filed a nearly $6 million lawsuit against the apartment owners and the man accused of…
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DCSO: La Pine woman charged with setting RV fire, blaming it on ex
A La Pine woman who called dispatchers to say her ex-boyfriend set a fire that destroyed her fifth-wheel travel trailer early Monday morning was…
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Bend man sought in motor home arson fire
Bend police asked the public Sunday night to help find a man who allegedly set fire to and destroyed a motor home he owned with his estranged wife,…
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Troutdale restaurant fire deemed suspicious by investigators
TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) — Investigators say a fire that destroyed well-known Troutdale restaurant Shirley’s Tippy Canoe has been deemed suspicious.…
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Pile burning continues south of Sisters
Firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District will continue burning piles in the Melvin Butte project area south of Sisters, as conditions allow,…
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