Residents living in the Ashwood community are grappling with the loss of structures after the over 95,000-acre Cram Fire started this week.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — About 70 state prison inmates were brought in from around Oregon to perform field work to help “defend in place” Deer Ridge Correctional Institution from the Cram Fire, which is about 2 1/2 miles from the medium-security facility, the Oregon Department of Corrections told KTVZ News on Friday. DRCI, which houses
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ASHWOOD, Ore. (KTVZ) – Battling wildfire takes strength, stamina, and a lot of calories. Wildland firefighters need between 4,000 to 5,000 calories a day to keep up with the physical demands of the job. At the Cram Fire in Jefferson County, that fuel starts with breakfast at the base camp. On this particular morning, the kitchen
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Wednesday for Klamath and Jefferson counties due to smoke from Hagelstein and Elk fires in Klamath County and the Cram Fire in Jefferson County. DEQ said it expects the air quality advisory to last until at least 10 a.m.
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ASHWOOD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Isabella Warren gave us the latest updates on the fast-growing Cram Fire during a KTVZ+ livestream Wednesday afternoon from one of two fire camps set up for hundreds of firefighters from across the region.
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ASHWOOD, Ore. (KTVZ) — The firefight intensified Tuesday as the fast-growing Cram Fire prompted Highway 97’s closure and expanded evacuation alerts in Jefferson and Wasco counties. Isabella Warren of KTVZ News provided a mid-afternoon update streamed live on KTVZ+ to give us a look and the latest info from the front lines of this intensive
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CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Large retardant planes get much of the focus of wildfire-fighting attention, but the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office pointed out Monday just how key the water-scooping planes and helicopters are in those efforts. They shared a video of the operations at Lake Billy Chinook on Facebook, with this note: “The air support
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday it has lifted the recreational use health advisory issued for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County nearly two weeks ago. OHA issued the advisory on Wednesday, June 18. The agency said Tuesday that “water monitoring has confirmed that the level of microcystin in Lake Billy Chinook
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Numerous firefighters on the ground and in the air stopped the spread of a new grass fire that burned about 500 acres southeast of Madras near the Jefferson-Crook county line on Wednesday, prompting evacuations and alerts that later were reduced or dropped.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jefferson County Fire & EMS has been awarded $1.9 million from the Oregon Legislature to assist with the ongoing expansion and remodel of its existing fire station. “This critical investment will help bring the project to completion,” the agency said Wednesday in a news release that continues below: The funding will
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(Update: Adding video) EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A suspected child abuser living illegally in Culver has been arrested on federal charges, accused of enticing and sexually abusing a minor in Oregon and Washington, federal prosecutors said. Leonias Juber Ramos-Garcia, 25, a Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in Culver, has been charged by criminal complaint with coercion
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CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — One of the key reasons firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fast-moving Alder Springs Fire this week was a fuels reduction project done in the area five years ago, officials said Thursday. Here’s what they had to share on the fire’s Facebook page: The Prineville BLM
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According to Central Oregon Fire Management, crews made substantial progress Wednesday on the more than 3,200-acre Alder Springs Fire near Crooked River Ranch, creating a 50-foot perimeter around the blaze.
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CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool – drones – to use in various ways to help fight wildfires like the Alder Springs Fire. On Thursday, Alder Springs crews were using drones to search for hot spots in the fire perimeter, officials said in a Facebook posting.
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TERREBONNE, Ore. [KTVZ] — Wildfires continue to challenge communities in central Oregon as the Alder Springs Fire approached Crooked River Ranch on June 16th. Residents who were forced from their homes during Level 3 – Go Now evacuations, had so much on their minds like: Is their home destroyed Will their home be
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Wednesday for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County due to the presence of cyanotoxins above recreational use values for human exposure. OHA said people should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in areas of the
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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 acres.
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Helicopters, tankers, smokejumpers and rappellers joined forces with ground crews to tackle a fire that broke out Monday morning and grew fast to 1,500 acres by late afternoon on the Crooked River National Grassland in southern Jefferson County.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two small brushfires broke out at midday Thursday in Madras and Crooked River Ranch and were quickly being tackled by fire crews. One was reported before noon on Rodeo Drive in Madras, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office issued a Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuation notice for homes in the area,
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Madras High Senior known for her leadership and tenacity, has won the 2025 Amazing Kid for Jefferson County. Her photo and writeup is featured in the local paper, The Madras Pioneer. Congratulations to Yashira for making Jefferson County proud!
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