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Time to brush up on campfire safety, as severe drought raises risks of wildfire
With parts of Oregon and Washington in a drought that ranks among the driest 10% of years since 1895, it’s more important than ever for campers to…
Continue ReadingWith parts of Oregon and Washington in a drought that ranks among the driest 10% of years since 1895, it’s more important than ever for campers to…
Continue ReadingStarting this Saturday, residents will be able to dispose of yard debris at one of three transfer stations across Deschutes County for free during…
Continue ReadingNearly 50 acres were part of a prescribed burn on High Desert Museum property south of Bend on…
Continue ReadingEffective Wednesday, May 12, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is prohibiting the use of fireworks, exploding targets or metallic targets for…
Continue ReadingU.S. officials say they’ll try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and…
Continue ReadingFire season will begin for The Dalles and Prineville units of Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the…
Continue ReadingThe High Desert Museum and Deschutes National Forest are coordinating to conduct a prescribed burn Friday on the museum’s property. If weather…
Continue ReadingA small, human-caused brush fire in southeast Bend was stopped at about a half-acre Wednesday evening after prompting authorities to put a few nearby…
Continue ReadingDeschutes National Forest fuel specialists will be conducting a prescribed burn on Wednesday three miles south of the Two Rivers community, near…
Continue ReadingOregon fire departments and prevention groups urge everyone to dispose of yard debris, rather than burn it. This year’s warm and dry conditions…
Continue ReadingOn Monday and Tuesday, fire and fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct prescribed fire operations adjacent to Bend’s…
Continue ReadingIn observance of Wildfire Awareness Month and in response to an earlier than normal Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service in April,…
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday and Thursday of this week, fuel specialists will conduct prescribed burning operations about seven miles south of Sisters, adjacent to…
Continue ReadingMay is Wildfire Awareness Month, and the Oregon Office of Emergency Management is scheduled to host a wildfire preparedness and prevention panel…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest, with assistance from Bend Fire and Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry,…
Continue ReadingThe Office of State Fire Marshal wants to remind Oregonians as Wildfire Awareness Month begins that YOU are the greatest resource in protecting homes…
Continue ReadingSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., teamed up with a bipartisan group of colleagues this week in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office,…
Continue ReadingAfter last year’s devastating wildfires, Oregon officials are again bracing for an above-average fire…
Continue ReadingDeschutes National Forest fuel specialists will implement a prescribed burn on Thursday and Friday north of Camp Sherman along Forest Service Road…
Continue ReadingIf conditions remain favorable later this week, firefighters will be burning two units totaling 625 acres near the Marks Creek community on the…
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