Deschutes County won’t join others that have asked the state to walk back its map assigning a wildfire hazard level to every ...

Affected areas in the Cabin Butte project include Horse Butte Trailhead, Coyote Butte Off-Highway-Vehicle area, Bessie Butte ...

in addition to Deschutes County outside of Bend, along with other areas scattered outside of cities in eastern Oregon. Mostly, it would require using fire-resistant building materials — often ...

Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a ...

Well below-freezing temperatures are predicted around the High Desert over the next several days and Bend Fire & Rescue said ...

Citing Central Oregon’s dry conditions and summer winds, she feared the pace at which the group was working to make neighborhoods across Bend less likely to burn was not fast enough.

Bitter cold temperatures in the forecast have Bend Fire & Rescues issuing some reminders to stay safe while trying to keep warm. KBND’s Mike Thomas has more: ...

Mike Buettner, the utilities director for the city of Bend, said it ... a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Forestry. “We would use retardant if a fire is coming up on a community ...

Amid decidedly wintry weather, a fun winter tradition - the Bend WinterFest - returns to the Old Mill District this weekend, starting on Friday. Last year, the three-day event attracted over 20,000 ...

Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) plans to reintroduce a bill to help wildfire-affected communities. Golden’s past attempts failed ...

in addition to Deschutes County outside of Bend, along with other areas scattered outside of cities in eastern Oregon. Mostly, it would require using fire-resistant building materials — often known as ...