Firefighters were successful Tuesday night in completing a line around the nearly 600-acre Darlene Fire southeast of La Pine, using bulldozer lines…
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A woman out walking her dog in southwest Redmond early Tuesday morning spotted flames as a fire that broke out in one house spread to another,…
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The week-old Bootleg Fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, fueled by heat, wind and drought conditions, has grown to over 200,000 acres, making…
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The Grandview Wildfire that started Sunday in Jefferson County has prompted several people to leave their homes in search of a safe place for them…
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The day-old Grandview Fire kept growing fast in Monday’s hot, dry and windy conditions, crossing Whychus Creek and triggering more Level 3 “Go…
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Some Sisters-area residents had to flee their homes Sunday night as the Grandview Fire raced toward them, and more than a dozen spent the night at…
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A 54-acre wildfire that prompted a Level 1 evacuation alert for residents on the east side of La Pine was sparked by fuels igniting after firewood…
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Days of extreme fire behavior ratcheted upwards on a hot, dry and windy Saturday as the Bootleg Fire again doubled in size to nearly 144,000 acres,…
Continue ReadingFire crews on Saturday faced the fifth day in a row of extreme, intense fire behavior on the Bootleg Fire, which again nearly doubled in size to…
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A brush fire near a southeast Bend neighborhood was quickly stopped late Friday morning, but officials say it had potential to be…
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The wind- and heat-fanned Bootleg Fire continues to grow rapidly, to nearly 39,000 acres as of Friday morning, burning on the Fremont-Winema National…
Continue ReadingThe Bootleg Fire had exploded to to nearly 39,000 acres by Friday morning on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, about 11 miles northeast of the town…
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Officials say fireworks caused a deadly blaze July 4 at an apartment complex in Northeast Portland.…
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Authorities issued mandatory evacuations Tuesday due to a 1,500-acre wildfire east of Roseburg, while a new fire on the Fremont-Winema National…
Continue Reading Two people died and four were were injured early Sunday morning when fire burned through two apartment buildings in Northeast Portland, KGW…
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Firefighters remained busy Friday, tackling seven new fires, the largest of which was Incident 494, a five-acre fire off of Highway 20 near the…
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Record-breaking high temperatures in Central Oregon are forcing ranchers to shift into high gear to protect their animals from the heat — and quite…
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While many Oregonians were preparing to hit the road or relax over a long holiday weekend on Friday, hundreds of firefighters were spending the day…
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For the second time in a week, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act in order to get resources to a new fire burning in…
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Hundreds of firefighters were challenged by hot and dry conditions Thursday but were able to make good progress on the numerous fires burning in…
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