BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A bird met its unfortunate demise in an encounter with a Central Electric Co-Op transformer east of Bend on Tuesday morning,…
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A brush fire that Redmond firefighters stopped at about an acre just east of the city Tuesday evening prompted Pacific Power to enact an emergency,…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Darlene 3 Fire burning Tuesday near La Pine,…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The first week of summer has brought hot temperatures and dry wind, the perfect combination for a spark. Bend Fire and Rescue…
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The Long Bend Fire, which broke out late Saturday afternoon on the west side of the Deschutes River southwest of Maupin, has grown to more than…
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A warm early summer Monday had firefighters scrambling to put out several new fires around the region, from a small blaze in the woods east of…
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A fire traced to an unattended Traeger smoker barbecue on the front porch destroyed a home in the Tollgate subdivision northwest of Sisters Friday…
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Fire personnel spotted an illegal drone flying in the area of the Upper Applegate Fire Friday evening, Jackson County sheriff’s deputies said.…
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A fire early Thursday morning that destroyed El Sancho’s Taco Shop East on NE Dekalb Avenue, leaving behind more than $250,000 in damage and…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A three-story northwest Bend home undergoing extensive remodeling sustained at least $1.5 million in damage from a challenging…
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Fire season is starting to ramp up in Central Oregon, as two larger blazes in recent days prove. And as usual, the vast majority are human-caused,…
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A stubborn, smoldering fire traced to cigarettes disposed of in a combustible container on the front deck destroyed a 104-year-old home in northwest…
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters from Cloverdale and Redmond responded to a vehicle fire early Sunday on Highway 126 on the east grade of the…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters have canceled Thursday’s planned 113-acre prescribed burn four miles southwest of Bend, saying changing…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An electrical failure was the apparent cause of a fire north of Bend Monday morning that destroyed a small outbuilding being used…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Jefferson County Fire & EMS crews responded Sunday morning to put out a haystack fire that was found to be to a large…
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An escaped fire at a homeless camp by the southbound Bend Parkway brought out firefighters Wednesday afternoon after it was spotted by employees of a…
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La Pine resident Blake Barrett and his wife, Keddah, were headed home from a stop at his parents’ house Sunday afternoon “to pick up a couple of…
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A La Pine man who survived a house fire that claimed his brother’s life talked with us Sunday about the tragedy and how he must start over again…
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A La Pine man died in an overnight fire that destroyed his home and spread to nearby structures and vehicles, prompting explosions and the evacuation…
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