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The City of Bend Police Department will host a First Responder Job Fair and Community Event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at Riverbend Park in Bend. Find out more about careers in law enforcement and public safety and learn about current job openings in local first responder agencies. The event is free to attend and open to the public. The following agencies will be in attendance: City of Bend Police Department City of Bend Fire & Rescue Black Butte Ranch Police Department Redmond Police Department Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Deschutes County 911 Service District De...

A 31-year-old Bend man was jailed after driving through a red light and crashing into a pickup causing several injuries. Sunday at 1:35 a.m., officers from the Bend Police Department and deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a serious motor vehicle crash at the intersection of NE 8th St. and NE Greenwood Ave. Bend Fire and Rescue arrived and treated multiple patients at the scene from a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. Several of those occupants were transported to St. Charles Medical Center with significant injuries. One of the occupants sustained potenti...

Due to cooler temperatures and recent moisture, fire officials on the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District BLM will lower the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) to a Level 1. The fire danger rating will decrease to "high." Additionally, effective at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2022, campfires will be allowed in developed campgrounds and dispersed sites on lands managed by the Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District BLM. Public fire use restrictions remain in place for th...

At 4:00 pm on Saturday, September 17 2022, Bend Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire in 97th Street in the Tumalo area. First arriving crews found a working fire involving a single family dwelling, a 1979 manufactured home of approximately 1500 square feet. No one was at home at the time of the fire. While the majority of the active fire was knocked down quickly, complete extinguishment was challenging due to a large quantity of combustible materials in and around the home. Bend Fire was assisted by a water tender from Cloverdale Fire District, and the last units clear...

After a pause due to COVID, Bend Fire & Rescues Free Hand Only CPR and Stop the Bleed courses are back. Classes will start Wednesday, September 7th. "Our hands only CPR course is a free, non-certified course that teaches our community hands on CPR life saving techniques. The class will cover what to anticipate from 911 dispatch during the emergency, how to properly and effectively perform CPR, and what to expect when first responders arrive to help," according to Bend Fire & Rescue. The Stop the Bleed training is designed to teach what to do to stop severe uncontrolled bleedi...