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Drones have become an increasingly useful tool to help fight blazes like the Alder Springs Fire

June 19, 2025 5:04 pm Barney Lerten

CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool – drones – to use in various ways to help fight…

‘I’m tired, I want my house back’: Residents recall Alder Springs Fire evacuations

June 18, 2025 11:50 pm Tracee Tuesday

TERREBONNE, Ore. [KTVZ] — Wildfires continue to challenge communities in central Oregon as the Alder Springs Fire approached Crooked River Ranch on…

Oregon’s Emergency Coordination Center activated for Level 3 regional wildfire response

June 18, 2025 11:09 am Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Emergency Management has activated the State Emergency Coordination Center to Level 3 – Regional…

Officials report ‘good progress’ on human-caused, 3,441-acre Alder Springs Fire; community meeting planned

June 17, 2025 11:11 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Officials said Tuesday was a day of good progress on the lines of the day-old Alder Springs Fire, newly mapped at over 3,400…

‘The community is awesome!’ Donations pour in for evacuated animals staying at Deschutes County Fairgrounds

June 17, 2025 12:03 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video, comments) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pet Evacuation Team said late Tuesday it is now caring for 175 animals evacuated from…

Alder Springs Fire from Terrebonne Gregory Rodriguez

Oregon DEQ talks about wildfire smoke’s effects, and how to minimize your risk

June 17, 2025 6:17 pm Claire Elmer

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) works with the Oregon Health Authority along with other local agencies to review fire behavior…

Alder Springs Fire briefing OSFM Incident Management Team

FEMA authorizes federal funds to help with costs of fighting Alder Springs Fire

June 17, 2025 11:21 am Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help…

Alder Creek Fire via Central OR Fire Info on X

No homes lost overnight in Alder Springs Fire, more than 2,500 acres burned; evacuation orders in place for parts of Jefferson and Deschutes counties

June 16, 2025 11:54 am Barney Lerten

Helicopters, tankers, smokejumpers and rappellers joined forces with ground crews to tackle a fire that broke out Monday morning and grew fast to…

Update: Ferry Fire along John Day River tops 10,000 acres, but crews make good progress, now 78% contained

June 12, 2025 5:20 pm Barney Lerten

The Central Oregon Type 3 Interagency Management Team on Monday morning transitioned the Ferry Fire that broke out last week along the John Day River…

Central Oregon public lands enter Stage 1 public use restrictions, campfire bans next week

June 12, 2025 3:33 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest,…

Bald eagles Sunriver Nature Center Rowena Fire

Sunriver Nature Center takes in four raptors displaced by destructive Rowena Fire

June 13, 2025 5:53 pm Tyson Beauchemin

SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The destructive Rowena Fire forced the evacuation of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, so the Sunriver…

Fire in Hermiston area prompts Level 3 evacuation orders

June 13, 2025 5:38 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

HERMISTON, Ore. (KGW) — Authorities issued a Level 3 evacuation order on Friday afternoon for areas south of Bensel Road to Klaus Road and east…

Wildfire season burns over 10,000 acres so far, as officials warn of human-caused blazes

June 13, 2025 11:31 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire and Rescue) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recent fires in Central Oregon and across the state are showing how…

Out-of-control Oregon wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes as gusty winds challenge firefighters

June 12, 2025 6:41 am CNN Newsource

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has…

Firefighters contain blaze NE of Madras that burned 126 acres; Level 1 GET READY evacuation notice lifted

June 13, 2025 2:11 pm Barney Lerten

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new fire reported late Friday morning burned in grass, brush and juniper about six miles northeast of Madras. It covered…

Fire Chief: Property owner mowing grass hit a rock, sparking fire NE of Madras that prompted evacuations

June 12, 2025 3:40 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Crews working in brisk winds quickly tackled and stopped the spread of a brushfire northeast of Madras Thursday afternoon that Jefferson County Fire…

Brush Fire near apartments quickly contained by Bend Fire & Rescue

June 12, 2025 6:39 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue crews quickly contained a brush fire Thursday afternoon that broke out near the Stillwater Crossing…

Crews quickly contain small wildfire in La Pine; all Newberry Estates evacuation levels dropped

June 11, 2025 5:30 pm Barney Lerten

A new fire broke out late Wednesday afternoon on the east side of La Pine and prompted a quick Level 2 BE SET evacuation alert for a neighborhood,…

Oregon’s Merkley, Wyden seek to boost funding for prescribed burns, forest thinning to curb wildfire threats

June 11, 2025 7:38 pm Barney Lerten

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with KTVZ News Wednesday about efforts to improve forest management, through more thinning and…

Lightning sparks new brushfire near West Butte in southern Crook County

June 11, 2025 4:59 pm Barney Lerten

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Initial attack crews and a helicopter responded to a new lightning-sparked brushfire Wednesday afternoon in southern Crook…