Firefighters douse brush fire from abandoned campfire in NE Bend
Fire crews called to northeast Bend tackled a brush fire Thursday morning that officials said appeared to have been an abandoned or unattended…
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Central Oregon federal land managers to implement public use fire restrictions, starting Saturday
The Deschutes National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville BLM announced Thursday they are implementing public fire use…
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Woman cited on reckless burning, other charges after unattended burn barrel sparks fire off China Hat Road
A 57-year-old woman was cited on reckless burning, offensive littering and criminal mischief charges after her unattended burn barrel sparked a…
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Devils Butte Fire in Gilliam County held to under 2,900 acres, now 75% contained as crews begin to leave
Fire crews continued to mop up hot spots and watched over the Devils Peak Fire on Wednesday. Very few hot spots were found within the fire, and local…
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New Gilliam County wildfire quickly grows to 3,500 acres; Highway 206 reopens
A new wildfire Monday afternoon in Gilliam County quickly grew to 3,500 acres and threatened to jump a state highway, prompting its closure for a…
Continue ReadingGrowing widlfire in central Washington prompts evacuations and threatens homes and farms
QUINCY, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in central Washington told some people to leave their homes immediately as a new, growing wildfire sparked west of…
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August expected to bring drier conditions, increase fire risk; here’s how C.O. fire officials have prepared
Wildfire season has clearly arrived in Central Oregon, with plenty of hot, dry and windy weather behind us — and ahead of us.…
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New wildfire SE of Mt. Hood burns over 60 acres; several campgrounds, forest roads closed
A new wildfire that broke out southeast of Mt. Hood on Saturday afternoon has burned over 60 acres in a steep, heavily forested area, prompting the…
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Fireworks spark two small wildfires on Ochoco National Forest
Fireworks sparked two small fires totaling two acres on the Ochoco National Forest Tuesday…
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All Oregon Dept. of Forestry districts have entered fire season amid early ‘active fire behavior’
As of Monday, July 1, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts have entered fire season. That means fire restrictions and danger levels may be in…
Continue ReadingHelp arrives to battle wildfire in Washington state near Columbia River Gorge
UNDERWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the…
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State fire marshal mobilizes structural protection task force to assist on 40-acre Moon Mountain Fire near Eugene
The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized a structural task force to Lane County to assist with structure protection for the Moon Mountain Fire,…
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Wind-fanned Madras brush fire burns shed, prompts evacuations before crews contain it
A wind-fanned brush fire traced to a cigarette destroyed a small shed and prompted evacuation of some threatened homes on the north end of Madras…
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Fire on Wash. side of Columbia River tops 500 acres, destroys structures; fireworks may have started coast fire
The Tunnel 5 Fire that broke out Sunday in timber and brush near the small town of Underwood in southeast Skamania County, Washington, grew to 533…
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Firefighters stop 1-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon
Firefighters tackled and stopped a one-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon near the Maple Avenue Bridge on Sunday…
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Crews build line around human-caused wildfire south of La Pine State Park
Firefighters Sunday morning stopped the forward progression of a human-caused wildfire that burned nearly three acres south of La Pine State Park and…
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La Pine landowner cited after firework sparks wildfire; ODF reminds of high fire danger, Red Flag Warning
A La Pine landowner was cited Saturday after a firework sparked a wildfire on their property, prompting a warning by the Oregon Department of…
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Industrial fire precaution level rises Monday on all C.O. public lands; fire danger rating rises to high
Beginning Monday at 12:01 a.m., all lands managed by the Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests and the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management…
Continue Reading Oregon Dept. of Forestry’s Central Oregon District enters ‘High’ fire danger level on Saturday
Starting this Saturday at 12:01 a.m. on all lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District, the district’s fire…
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Two Umatilla County wildfires fully contained, Hat Rock at nearly 17,000 acres; task force wraps up work, heads home
Two Umatilla County wildfires, including the nearly 17,000 Hat Rock Fire east of Hermiston, are now fully contained, according to a task force…
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