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Sisters passed a wildfire code for new development. Will Bend be next?
Sisters becomes one of Oregon’s first cities to mandate wildfire buffers Jennifer Letz was a teenager living in…
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Wildfires
Grizzly Flat Fire under control, evacuation levels dropped
Evacuation orders for the Grizzly Flat burning northwest of Prineville have been reduced to Level 1—Get Ready after…
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Wildfire erupts northwest of Prineville, prompts evacuation order
A 50-acre wildfire burning northwest of Prineville and east of U.S. Highway 26 has prompted Level-3-Go Now evacuations…
Local News
UPDATE: Evacuation warnings dropped in La Pine fire
UPDATE: The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office dropped evacuation notices in the area of Darlene Road in La Pine…
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Canyon fire sparks up in Redmond
Update: Escalated response has been canceled and smoke is no longer coming from the area. A 1-acre fire…
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Oregon lawmakers repeal controversial wildfire hazard map
Sen. Golden of Ashland said he was opposed to its holdup and regretted that it had become part…
Government
Oregon House passes bill to tax oral nicotine products, direct funds to wildfire mitigation
The Oregon House in a 37-8 vote on Monday passed a bill to create a new tax on…
Local News
Evacuation levels drop as firefighters make progress on Alder Springs Fire
Wildland firefighters made good progress Wednesday on containing the Alder Springs Fire burning west of Crooked River Ranch,…
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Volunteers help keep animals safe as wildfire burns near Crooked River Ranch
REDMOND — Holly Watkins didn’t get much sleep on Monday night. The Crooked River Ranch resident spent a…
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Roads were clogged as Crooked River Ranch residents evacuated from fire
As the Alder Springs Fire approached, it took more than 45 minutes for residents of Crooked River Ranch…
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