2/5/2024
On February 3rd, 2024, at approximately 1:00 am, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a report of a tent fire in a camp off of the U.S. Forest Service Road 1801, near China Hat Road.
Deputies arrived on scene and determined the tent fire was a result of wood stove fire which eventually burnt the tent, surrounding area, and began threatening large trees.
Deputies were able to dig a fire line around the spreading flames and contained the fire to an approximate area of 30’x30’. Deputies were also able to knock the flames down and prevented spreading of the fire.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Street Crimes, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves 210,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 265 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 195 sworn employees who provide services to
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