(Update: New details, photo) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fast-moving brush fire brought numerous firefighters from several agencies to…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Thursday night, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for a series of fires in Umatilla…
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Thunderstorms that rumbled through much of Oregon Tuesday night ignited at least 10 lightning-caused fires on the Umpqua National Forest, the largest…
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A  homeless camp resident was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a reckless burning charge, accused of leaving a burn pit…
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The week-old Falls Fire burning in Harney and Grant counties about 13 miles north of Burns continues to grow, now topping 91,000 acres, as does a…
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Thunderstorms that rumbled northward into Central Oregon Tuesday evening had firefighters responding to stop eight small lightning-sparked blazes,…
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Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., visited La Pine Tuesday for a “focused tour” and discussions with worried La Pine residents and officials about public…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Humane Society says it helped rescue 19 dogs from a remote area in the path of the Larch Creek Fire, assisted by…
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A wildfire reported late Saturday afternoon near North Twin Lake, prompting the campground’s evacuation, has been fully contained at 11 acres, but…
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A vehicle fire along U.S. Highway 97 at Juniper Butte sparked a wind-fanned brush fire Wednesday afternoon that quickly grew to more than 600 acres,…
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The pilot of a helicopter that was responding to a small wildfire in central Idaho before crashing in the Sawtooth National…
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The Oregon Department of Forestry has billed property owner James Verheyden almost $69,000 for the costs of fighting the March 2021 Bull Springs Fire…
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Firefighters working to secure lines in more record-breaking heat brought the now 4-day-old 458-acre McCaffery Fire east of Redmond Airport to 100%…
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Since June, there have been 100 human-caused wildfires on national forests and grasslands in Oregon and Washington, Forest Service officials said…
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Redmond Police released dramatic bodycam video Thursday of officers rushing to, then kicking in the door of a burning home to awaken and rescue five…
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The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office shared this video of a “super scooper” plane drawing water out of Lake Billy Chinook to dump on the Juniper…
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Jefferson County firefighters, joined by several other departments from around the region, rushed to stop and put out a string of three brush fires…
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LAKECREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new fire in southwest Oregon grew to an estimated 1,500 acres by Sunday night, but Oregon Department of Forestry…
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It’s somehow somewhat fitting that the close-knit community of Prineville, like much of the High Desert, was under a Red Flag Warning on Saturday,…
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Residents of a southwest Bend home awakened Saturday morning to some smoke in their upstairs bedroom and found in the master bath a small fire that…
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