A ground and air attack stopped and contained a new lightning-sparked wildfire spotted Thursday on the Deschutes National Forest south of Highway 20…
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IZEE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A pilot helping fight the Falls wildfire in eastern Oregon turned into an area with “visibility concerns” before his…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches amid a late-summer warmup, Central Oregon fire officials reminded the public…
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The recent cooler, wetter weather has been helping Oregon firefighters tackle several larger wildfires, many over a month…
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With some cooler weather and various levels of precipitation across Central Oregon, the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River…
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An RV was destroyed Thursday morning in a fire traced to a charging vape pen that spread to about a half-acre of brush and…
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Firefighters reached 40% containment Monday on a wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon east of Highway 97 and Culver on the Crooked River…
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DAYS CREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hawaii, the most recent state to join the Northwest Compact, hit the ground running by sending personnel to Oregon on…
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PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Winds gusted up to 50 mph Saturday on the nearly month-old Crazy Creek Fire, but containment lines held and crews reached 93%…
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Three wildfires that merged in strong winds on Saturday night burned along seven miles of Interstate 84 near Arlington, forcing closure for a time…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A contingent of 65 senior firefighters from Australia and New Zealand has arrived in the Pacific Northwest to assist in…
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SWEET HOME, Ore. (KTVZ) — Feller bunchers, bulldozers, water tenders and other specialized equipment play a key role in the initial attack and…
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The over 3-week-old Crazy Creek Fire has grown to over 86,600 acres in Crook and Wheeler counties, but that’s all interior burning, as the perimeter…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden (D-Rogue Valley), Chair of the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire,…
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Bend Fire & Rescue responded Sunday afternoon to reports of a small brush fire next to Empire Avenue and the northbound Bend Parkway onramp and…
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Just over a week after lightning ignited the Elk Lane Fire west of Madras, prompting evacuations and a fierce battle amid heat and shifting winds,…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued a new air quality advisory…
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — The North Entrance to Crater Lake National Park will be closed for about a week, beginning Tuesday, so…
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Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any year since reliable records began,…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory on…
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