Date: Nov. 15, 2025  

Case #: 2025-00068078 

Incident: Bend woman arrested on suspicion of arson after fire in NW Bend 

Date / Time of Incident: Nov. 15, 2025 / 12:17 p.m.  

Location: 1200 block of NW Stannium Road, Bend  

Arrested: Rachel Joy Kidwell, 33-year-old Bend resident 

Offenses: Arson I 

At approximately 12:17 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, Bend Police responded to a report of a fire in the 1200 block of NW Stannium Road.  

When officers arrived, they found a second-story apartment in a triplex fully engulfed in flames. A woman, later identified as 33-year-old Bend resident Rachel Joy Kidwell, was on the porch when officers arrived and told them she’d started the fire at the home.  

Bend Police evacuated the surrounding residences. 

Bend Fire & Rescue was able to prevent the fire from spreading and successfully extinguished the flames. Other units in the multifamily building sustained damage. 

Officers took Kidwell into custody and transported her to the Bend Police Department. She will be lodged at the Deschutes County Jail. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.