FEMA authorizes federal funds to help with costs of fighting Alder Springs Fire
(Update: Adding video) BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help…
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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
Helicopters, tankers, smokejumpers and rappellers joined forces with ground crews to tackle a fire that broke out Monday morning and grew fast to…
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State Fire Marshal Mobilizes Resources for Alder Springs Fire in Jefferson County
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized an incident management team and several structural protection task forces in response to…
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Update: Ferry Fire along John Day River tops 10,000 acres, but crews make good progress, now 78% contained
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…
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Central Oregon public lands enter Stage 1 public use restrictions, campfire bans next week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest,…
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Fire in Hermiston area prompts Level 3 evacuation orders
HERMISTON, Ore. (KGW) — Authorities issued a Level 3 evacuation order on Friday afternoon for areas south of Bensel Road to Klaus Road and east…
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Wildfire season burns over 10,000 acres so far, as officials warn of human-caused blazes
(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire and Rescue) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recent fires in Central Oregon and across the state are showing how…
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Out-of-control Oregon wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes as gusty winds challenge firefighters
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has…
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Firefighters contain blaze NE of Madras that burned 126 acres; Level 1 GET READY evacuation notice lifted
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new fire reported late Friday morning burned in grass, brush and juniper about six miles northeast of Madras. It covered…
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Fire Chief: Property owner mowing grass hit a rock, sparking fire NE of Madras that prompted evacuations
Crews working in brisk winds quickly tackled and stopped the spread of a brushfire northeast of Madras Thursday afternoon that Jefferson County Fire…
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Crews quickly contain small wildfire in La Pine; all Newberry Estates evacuation levels dropped
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,…
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Lightning sparks new brushfire near West Butte in southern Crook County
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Initial attack crews and a helicopter responded to a new lightning-sparked brushfire Wednesday afternoon in southern Crook…
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‘Hardening the community’: National nonprofit helps neighborhood south of La Pine stay wildfire-ready
Update: Adding video, comments from incident commander) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A small community south of La Pine is getting some help this wildfire…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered as wildfires in Columbia Gorge close Interstate 84, SR 14 on Washington side
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) — An 18-mile stretch of Interstate 84 was closed Wednesday afternoon and Level 3 GO NOW evacuations were ordered due to one…
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Oregon Department of Forestry talks about new fire restrictions, local ‘high fire danger’ update
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry announced Tuesday that additional fire restrictions would go into…
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Central Oregon Issues High Fire Danger and New Restrictions
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – As of June 10, 2025, the Central Oregon District is in high fire danger, prompting the Oregon Department of Forestry…
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Oregon Department of Forestry fire danger levels on the rise across the state; Central Oregon at ‘moderate’
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Over the last week, several Oregon Department of Forestry fire protection districts have announced the start of fire season…
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Euston Fire NW of Redmond now 90% contained; Level 1 ‘Be Ready’ evacuation alert lifted
Firefighters reached 90% containment by late Thursday of the Euston Fire northwest of Redmond, sparked by an illegal outdoor burn – and on Friday,…
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Deschutes National Forest conduct three-acre burn west of Sunriver for field training
After a successful test fire, firefighters on Tuesday ignited a three-acre burn about a mile west of Sunriver and roughly two miles north of Besson…
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Wildfire season begins in Central Oregon: what you need to know to prepare
(Update: Adding video, full story, interviews, and resources) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tuesday’s Euston fire in Redmond triggered evacuation alerts and…
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