Fire Archives

Governor invokes Conflagration Act, four task forces sent to help fight 39,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County

August 1, 2024 4:22 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing four structural task forces and its green incident management team to the Telephone Fire…

BLM arrests Lane County suspect on arson charge, accused of setting fire to garbage he dumped day earlier

July 31, 2024 9:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bureau of Land Management law enforcement rangers recently caught an arsonist who ignited a small wildfire earlier this month,…

Oregon Dept. of Forestry daily situation report: Still nearly 40 active large fires, more than 1.26 million acres burned

July 31, 2024 5:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Oregon Department of Forestry’s fire situation report for Wednesday, July 31st: ODF Incident Management Teams Team…

Denver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles

July 31, 2024 7:13 am CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — While California battles the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, a trio of wildfires near Denver…

‘It’s almost vigilante justice:’ La Pine residents voice frustrations following post-Darlene 3 Fire community meeting

July 30, 2024 10:18 am KTVZ

Organizers with the Newberry Regional Partnership met with a packed room of more than 100 La Pine community members Monday night to discuss possible…

Crazy Creek Fire grows to about 28,000 acres, as visiting management team deals with more extreme fire behavior

July 28, 2024 2:23 pm KTVZ News Partners

Some new out-of-state help has arrived to help lead the fight against two fires burning in the Ochoco National Forest. The Crazy Creek fire north of…

Target shooter cited after Tannerite blast sparks 20-acre Millican Road fire, C.O.’s third recent wildfire caused by target shooting

July 30, 2024 11:20 am Barney Lerten

(Update: All evacuation levels dropped around Jackpine, Wickiup fires) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A person who shot a pound of Tannerite explosive…

Fire destroys several vehicles in backyard of SW Redmond home, spreads to attic before crews can stop it

July 27, 2024 5:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed several vehicles in a southwest Redmond backyard and spread to a home’s attic Saturday afternoon, but…

Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines

July 28, 2024 10:11 am Associated Press

Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts…

California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada

July 27, 2024 9:28 pm CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — As the Park Fire continues to rapidly grow and threaten thousands more acres of northern California, an evacuation…

Oregon Dept. of Forestry reports over 1 million acres burned; good progress seen on several blazes

July 25, 2024 4:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

Several of Oregon’s largest recent wildfires are at or over 50% containment, thanks to the hard work of thousands of firefighters, while others…

Oregon’s largest wildfire, the Durkee Fire, tops 288,000 acres, but crews have it 49% contained; state task forces depart

July 28, 2024 1:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

DURKEE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Eastern Oregon’s 11-day-old lightning-sparked Durkee Fire, largest in the state so far this challenging fire season, has…

Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?

July 27, 2024 4:19 pm Associated Press

Associated Press Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive…

Forest Service in NW to permit use of heavy equipment, fire retardant in some protected roadless, wilderness areas

July 28, 2024 11:31 am KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to the intense wildfire activity in the Pacific Northwest, Forest Service leaders in the region said Sunday they have…

Pilot of single-engine air tanker killed in Malheur National Forest crash identified as lifelong pilot, 74

July 28, 2024 10:12 am Barney Lerten

BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities on Sunday released the name of the single-engine air tanker pilot killed while helping fight an Eastern Oregon…

Wind-fanned brush fire held to 20 acres near George Millican Road southwest of Prineville

July 27, 2024 4:41 pm Barney Lerten

Ground and air crews were called out Saturday afternoon to tackle a new brush fire reported east of George Millican Road and about six miles…

Firefighters helped by cooler weather battle blaze that has scorched area size of Los Angeles

July 26, 2024 9:16 pm Associated Press

Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters battling a wildfire in Northern California received some help from the…

Pilot killed in crash of single-engine air tanker while working on new Eastern Oregon blaze near Falls Fire

July 26, 2024 11:12 am KTVZ News Partners, The Associated Press

A BLM-contracted single-engine air tanker helping fight a wildfire in Eastern Oregon crashed Thursday evening, killing the pilot on board,…

Central Oregon wildfire update: Progress on several fronts, no significant fire starts Thursday

July 26, 2024 2:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch reported no new significant fire starts Thursday, a welcome piece of good news among over…

Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town

July 26, 2024 1:51 pm Associated Press

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a…