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(Illegal) Fireworks

All fireworks were banned in Bend due to the extreme heat, but they can still be bought and they can still be shot
Avatar photo by Jack Harvel

The City of Bend declared an emergency due to the extreme heat that mobilized services to unhoused communities and banned all non-professional firework use until July 9. Fireworks remained for sale in stands across the city, but under the emergency order the use of them is a class A civil infraction that can be fined […]

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Fireworks and Fires

On July 4, Pilot Butte didn’t burn; calls were down
Chris Miller

The 2019 4th of July was a tame one by recent standards. No one lit Pilot Butte on fire, no brush fires were reported and, according to the Bend Fire Department, calls were down in comparison to years past. However, even with the somewhat calm year, two homes sustained damage as the result of the […]

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Source Weekly Update Podcast 6/27/19

Serving S’mores, Wildfire Season and the Do’s and Don’ts with Fireworks
Tyler Anderson

The Source Weekly Update podcast! It’s a fire-themed podcast as we update you on S’mores, the Season of Wildfires and the Do’s and Don’ts with Fireworks; from the June 27, 2019 edition. WHERE TO SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Jpo2nd Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2HykqvR Tunein: https://bit.ly/2JmkRww Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2LRpX6c  

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Summer Events Guide

A sweet summer of events
The Source Staff

We brought you our Summer Music Guide last month—now, we’re getting you sorted for all of the other local events happening this summer, broken into sections including food, arts and more. Keep this guide handy to have your summer all planned out. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER BEND ELKS BASEBALL More than 20 years of baseball in […]

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Butte Burns

Cops say illegal fireworks set 10-acre blaze…before the real show
Chris Miller

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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The 4th is Coming

Here’s how to spend the holiday without losing a digit, or a dog
Chris Miller

It seems like every year, someone blows off a body part—or accidentally kills themselves—with illegal fireworks. The City of Bend’s Fire Department Public Information Officer Dave Howe says in Oregon, legal—or consumer—fireworks can travel no more than 6 feet, fly no more than 12 inches and must not be designed to explode. Bend is a […]

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Hot Hot Hot

The Source Staff

This week, the Source office is split over whether to Boot or Slipper fireworks. Most of the office is against fireworks and, yes, I hear and understand and know their arguments that fireworks can be dangerous, especially in a tinderbox dry environment where even the tiniest spark can jumpstart a massive and quick fire. And, […]

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