Crews work in hot, dry and windy conditions to boost containment on Elk Lane, Crazy Creek fires
We have updates on the increasing containment numbers on the Elk Lane Fire west of Madras and the Crazy Creek Fire north of…
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‘You’re negligent’: Upset Juniper Ridge neighbors express frustration with city handling of Juniper Ridge homeless camps
“Imagine living in fear, day and night,” Deschutes Market Road resident Linda Cook tearfully told Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, one of…
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Several Northwest wildfires may burn until the fall rains – or even snow, Forest Service says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers in the Pacific Northwest predicted Thursday that many wildfires currently burning in Washington and Oregon,…
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5,240-acre Elk Lane Fire west of Madras now 20% contained as crews hold the lines and fire behavior moderates
The 4-day-old Elk Lane Fire west of Madras is now 20% contained, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning, a day after revising…
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Abandoned cooking fire at homeless camp on vacant private lot sparked Mile Marker 132 Fire, Bend investigators say
A cooking fire at a homeless camp on a privately owned 13-acre lot east of Highway 97 caused the 78-acre Mile Marker 132 Fire last Friday that…
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Oregon’s destructive wildfire season becoming an issue ahead of fall election; US House District 5 candidates weigh in
The state of Oregon has been hit with an intense, early wildfire season, with over a million acres burned by July. Local, state and federal resources…
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After 3 weeks, 294,265-acre Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is 95% contained; management returns to local crews
DURKEE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The massive, 3-week-old Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is nearing full containment and a management team from the Southern U.S.…
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Crazy Creek Fire now tops 75,000 acres, still 19% contained despite wind, low humidity fanning the flames
PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wind and “critically low humidity” fueled fire behavior Tuesday on the eastern flank of the more than 75,000-acre Crazy Creek…
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Oregon National Guard leaders tour wildfire response, from fire camps to helicopters
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, the Adjutant General of Oregon, and senior leaders visited National Guard members deployed for…
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Another new NE Oregon wildfire grows fast to 10,000 acres, prompts evacuations, Conflagration Act
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fast-growing Town Gulch Fire in Baker County, estimated at 10,000…
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FEMA approves use of federal funds to help pay firefighting costs for Bend’s Mile Marker 132 Fire
BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs…
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Pacific Power explains emergency power shutoffs in effort to prevent more wildfires
Pacific Power says it has had to shut power off in times of serious weather and wildfire dangers, in an effort to prevent more…
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‘Suffocating in the car:’ Teens returning from day on Lake Simtustus get trapped by Elk Lane Fire, rescued by firefighters
A group of young people returning from a day boating on Lake Simtustus Sunday evening were caught by surprise and trapped by the fast-growing,…
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Prineville woman accused of driving on wheel rim, sparking 10-acre brush fire, refuses to appear in court on 13 charges
A Prineville woman who allegedly sped east on Highway 126 Friday evening, dragging a tire and driving on a wheel rim that threw sparks and caused a…
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Some Oregon SNAP recipients who had food destroyed due to wildfires given more time to seek replacement benefits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregonians who lost food purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits due to the recent wildfires…
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52,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County nearly one-third contained; Conflagration Act brings in more crews
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the eighth time of the fire season last Thursday evening in…
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Containment on 64,000-acre Crazy Creek Fire inches upward to 6% amid burning operations, more hot, dry weather
The nearly 2-week-old Crazy Creek Fire in Crook and Wheeler counties has continued to grow dramatically in recent hot, dry weather to now cover more…
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Crews bring Eastern Oregon’s massive Durkee Fire to 86% containment, at nearly 295,000 acres
Crews battling Eastern Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the state so far this season, have reached 86% containment as mop-up and monitoring work…
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Evacuation levels lowered after 78-acre Mile Marker 132 Fire; TDS repair crews work to restore Redmond-area TV/internet
Two days after a fast-moving brush fire on Bend’s northern outskirts sent up thick, billowing smoke and brought a major ground and air attack that…
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Mile Marker 132 Fire: Your videos and photos
Here are some of the many much-appreciated videos and photos NewsChannel 21 viewers have shared with us, thanks so much! Feel free to use the Share…
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