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Structure Fire at 61474 Edro Place (Photo) - 03/17/24

At 4:05 pm on Sunday, March 17 2024, Bend Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 61474 Edro Place.  Initial reports were of a possible garage fire that was spreading quickly and may involve an additional structure.  On arrival, both 61474 and 61466 Edro Place were involved in fire.  Additional resources were called to the scene and the fires were knocked down quickly.  Both residences were substantially damaged, with minor damage also to a vehicle parked in the driveway of 61466 Edro Place.  Operations continued for an extended period of time due to a gas leak from the meter of 61474 Edro Place.  The meter was destrayed by the fire and Cascade Natural Gas had to excavate in order to shut off the gas to the residence.  Damage is estimated at $300,000.  Both homes are not livable, but occupants of both residences declined Red Cross assistance.

Upon investigation, it was determined that the occupant of 61474 Edro Place had disposed of coals from a backyard fire pit into a plastic recycle bin that was outside the home, along the south exterior wall between the two houses.  The ashes ignited the contents of the recycle bin and spread to the exterior of the home.  The fire spread up the exterior of both homes, located approximately 15 feet apart, and into the attic space of both homes.  

Bend Fire & Rescue would like to remind the community that any ashes or coals need to be disposed of properly.  Place them into a metal container, fill with water, and allow them to soak at a minimum overnight prior to disposal.  The metal bucket should be placed on a non-combustible surface such as dirt or concrete, never left inside the house or placed on wood decking.  For more home fire safety information, visit our website at www.bendoregon.gov/government/departments/fire-rescue.

Defensible space preparedness - 03/13/24

With the warming weather and spring just around the corner, its time to start thinking about creating your home’s defensible space. 

The Oregon State Fire Marshals office recently released information about a statewide defensible space incentive program, unfortunately the Bend area was not selected as a recipient. For those outside of Bend, check their website for participating communities. www.oregondefensiblespace.org

But there’s still other ways to get assistance in creating your defensible space throughout Central Oregon. Over the past 25 plus years, FireFree has been a tri-county wide program to help support homeowners and residents remove brush and vegetation from their properties to build defensible space. www.firefree.org 

Learn about the steps you can take to reduce the risk of wildfire around your home. Ranging from cleaning up your property to what vegetation to plant and how your home can defend itself with different building construction methods. As an incentive to reducing the vegetation around your home, Project Wildfire and FireFree partner with Deschutes County Department of Solid Waste and Republic Services Recycling to provide FREE yard debris disposal at Knott Landfill and local transfer stations. 

Bring in your yard debris and dispose of it for free. Each year 10’s of thousands of yards of material is collected at the sites. All that material collected means less that can catch fire around homes in our communities. There are a few limitations to what can be brought: no dirt, large stumps, or material with rocks in it. All the material is ground up to use as ground over and compost. 

  • Knott Landfill 61055 SE 27th St – May 3rd – 12th (7am to 430pm daily)
  • Negus Transfer Station 2400 NE Maple Ave Redmond May 31st – June 8th (8am to 4pm Mon-Sat)
  • Northwest Transfer Station 68200 Fryrear Rd, Sisters May 31st – June 8th (8am to 4pm Thurs-Sat)

Bend Fire Department also provides free home defensible space assessments for anyone living in our response area. We can help you as an individual homeowner or help provide guidance for your HOA or neighborhood on ways to lessen the threat of wildfire in your community. To schedule an appointment, please call our office at 541-322-6300. 

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Fire at 221 NW Lafayette Ave 3-10-24 (Photo) - 03/10/24

Bend Fire Department responded to a report of a building on fire in downtown Bend early Sunday morning. Bend Police officers reported a fire at 221 NW Lafayette Ave at 03:30am. Fire crews arrived to find the fire in the attic of the nearly 90-year structure. The flames were fanned by 30+ mph winds but crews were able to stop the fire before spreading to a near by church.

The building is owned by Deschutes County. The house was originally built in 1935 and turned into law offices in the late 1990’s. The building is vacant currently. The damage is estimated at $100,000. The building was not equipped with fire sprinklers or alarms. 

Fire investigators have determined the fire started on the exterior of the building and spread to the attic. The winds sped up the spread of the flames. The fire is human caused and the investigation is ongoing. The fire originated from an area where someone was hanging out, most likely out of the wind and cold, on the exterior of the building. DCSO has jurisdiction for county owned buildings in downtown and continuing the investigation. If you have any information directly related to this incident, you are asked to contact Deschutes County Sheriff dispatch at 541-693-6911.