The annual fireworks display at Pilot Butte often ends with a small brush fire resulting from the professional pyrotechnics—which usually gets put out quickly by the Bend Fire Department. This year, fire came early— allegedly started by an illegal mortar-style firework, spewing ash across neighborhoods and causing road closures and traffic delays. Cops believe two […]
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Are you Fire Safe?
How to keep from burning down the house this summer
With the sun finally coming out and the days getting longer and hotter, it’s time to think about how to keep your home safe from outdoor fires. The City of Bend Fire Department and the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 have tips to do just that. Start by removing any dead brush, branches […]
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Sisters House Fire Destroys Home
Children were pulled to safety; family displaced
On Sunday, Feb. 24 a fire engulfed a house in the Panoramic View Estates neighborhood in Sisters. Although the house is a total loss, the homeowners were able to pull their children to safety. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, the homeowners heard noises in the bedroom area of the home before finding smoke […]
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Sisters Folk Fest Canceled… *Sniff*
Air quality forces closure of beloved local festival
This just in from the folks at Sisters Folk Festival: “It is with profound regret that the Board of Directors of the Sisters Folk Festival announces that the September 8 – 10, 2017 event has been cancelled due to extremely poor air quality conditions in Central Oregon. “After days of intensive consultation with fire managers, […]
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Fire Updates: Milli Fire Gets Bigger; Nena Fire prompts evacuations
Fires near Warm Springs and Sisters are keeping firefighters hopping—and keeping the region full of smoke.
Noticing all that smoke in Central Oregon right now? That could be a good sign or a bad one, depending on how you look at it. In some cases, it’s an indication that firefighters are putting those fires out—but it also means that homes and wildlife are still in danger. Update: Milli Fire near Sisters […]
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Milli Fire Near Sisters Grows
Residents urged to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
People in three neighborhoods west of Sisters have received pre-evacuation notices, after the Mill Fire west of town grew Wednesday. The fire, burning since last week, grew from 260 acres to about 3,000 acres Wednesday afternoon. The fire is burning 8 miles west of Sisters and approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Black Crater Lake. The […]
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Fire Danger Now Extreme
The Bend Fire & Rescue along with other fire departments have increased the level of fire danger to extreme due to hot and dry weather. Fire danger signs throughout Central Oregon will reflect this change. Fire department reminders: 1. All backyard debris burning, commercial burning and agricultural burning is prohibited within city limits and […]
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Bend Fire Department is Faster Than Ever
New triage system improves response times and cuts costs
When people think of the fire department, they think of local heroes, a big red truck, and more likely than not, a firemen’s pole. It’s almost certain that finance and budgeting don’t enter into the picture. The reality is that in order for response times, proper medical care, general public assistance and safety to fall […]
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Fire damages Broken Top duplex
Bend firefighters responded to a fire in the Broken Top neighborhood this afternoon. The blaze, which was climbing up the side of the duplex at 61701 Bridge Creek Rd., damaged the exterior of the unit, according to Battalion Chief David Howe. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation “The Bend Fire Department […]
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Shevlin Park fire contained, evacuation orders lifted
A fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in Shevlin Park is officially contained as of midnight. The blaze, which was first reporter by a hiker just before 1:30 pm, grew from less than one-tenth of an acre to about 10 acres in the first two hours. Bend Fire issued a Stage 1 Evacuation Order for […]