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No Injuries in Keizer House Fire

Trett says fire crews initiated an aggressive attack and had it knocked down and overhaul underway at 6:26 PM.

(KEIZER, Ore.) - Keizer firefighters responded to a report of a house fire just after 6:00 PM Sunday. The Salem 9-1-1 Center relayed that smoke was coming from a cottage at 1498 Alder Dr. NE.

Keizer Fire Spokesman Jim Trett says the cottage, with no independent address, was located behind the house at that address. The fire was discovered by the occupant, Ryanna Lowsley when she returned home.

Damaging Winds Continue in Southern California

Thousands of homes are threatened, winds are expected to heighten fire dangers today.

(LOS ANGELES) - Weather analysts say there will be little diminishing of the Santa Ana winds blowing over Southern California today. Strong, gusty winds will fan fires that spread rapidly on Sunday, and will help any new fires to spread quickly.

These strong winds can down power lines, which are potential fire starters. There are numerous fire-related evacuations in communities of Southern California, and as fires spread today, more mandatory and voluntary evacuations are likely to be issued.

Firefighters Rescue Horse That Fell Through Bridge

"This is just another example of how our training in multiple disciplines of rescue operations benefits all of us... even Silky." - Canby Battalion Chief Robb Milano

(CANBY, Ore.) - Conditions allowed Canby and Clackamas firefighters to rescue a 26-year old appaloosa horse that had fallen partly through a bridge that spanned a creek. Troy Buzalsky, Division Chief with Canby Fire, says it was a tough rescue, but the firefighters had enough "horsepower" to safely lift the animal from its precarious spot.

Upon arrival firefighters found a 1000-pound Appaloosa Horse, named Silky, whose hind legs had broken through the wooden deck boards of a bridge and were dangling just inches above the Gribble Creek.

Oregon Driver Escapes Injury During Highway Landslide

Traffic was delayed for several hours due to the slide.

(CANBY, Ore.) - Oregon's Highway 99E was hit by mud and rock landslide today near Canby, and firefighters and rescue personnel say a passengers in a vehicle passing through at the moment it happened are luck to not be hurt.

The embankment along 99E slid into a northbound travel lane at 8:59 AM, littering the highway with rock and debris the slide hit a mini van that was traveling northbound along highway 99E, Canby Fire Division Chief Buzalsky said.

Freeway Traffic South of Salem Halted

ODOT expects the crash to be cleaned up by early Thursday afternoon. Detour routes are being set up.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A tractor-trailer rig traveling south on Interstate 5 just south of Salem crashed at about 8:30 AM Thursday, temporarily blocking both southbound lanes of the freeway at milepoint 245.

Police say the tractor came to a stop on the shoulder guardrail, with its trailer blocking the outside "slow" lane of I-5. The crash punctured the fuel tank, and approximately 100 gallons of diesel has spilled. Most of the fuel has been contained by responding ODOT crews.

Woodburn Firefighters Battle House Fire

The fire is under investigation and there is no damage estimate at this time.

(WOODBURN, Ore.) - The Woodburn Fire District responded to a house fire just before noon on Wednesday, at 1265 Young Street in Woodburn. A spokesman says the single alarm response was 3 engines, ladder and air support unit.

Firefighters from the first engine crew on scene said they found a room and content fire in an upstairs bed room. The fire was contained to the room and extinguished. Three adults were home at the time of the fire and exited the home without incident. No civilian or fire fighter injuries.

Two Salem Firefighters Hospitalized After Fighting Blaze

A Jaguar that was sitting near the home apparently lit on fire, firefighters still don't know why.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Two firefighters were injured while battling a house fire today at 502 Snow White Way SE in Salem. The call for the two-alarm fire came in at 10:16 AM, according to Salem Fire Spokesman Bill Holmstrom.

"When firefighters arrived on scene they had the entire back area of the home engulfed in flames. A second alarm was called at 10:21 AM sending more firefighters and fire apparatus to the scene."

School Bus Crash Injures Two Albany Women

None of the children aboard the bus were injured in the early morning crash.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Two Albany area women were injured Tuesday morning after they crashed into each other and then struck an Albany School District school bus on Highway 34 at the intersection of Oakville Road in Linn County.

The bus was stopped on Highway 34 at the Oakville Road intersection waiting to make a left hand turn from Highway 34 onto Oakville Road when it was struck. The bus was not moving at the time of the crash.

Oregon National Guard Supports TOPOFF Exercise

This is the fourth TOPOFF exercise since the drill was established by the Clinton Administration and Congress.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Oregon National Guard is supporting first responders during the biggest terrorism exercise ever staged nationally. Operation TOPOFF 4 began today and continues through October 19th in Portland, Oregon. The exercise will allow local, state, and federal agencies to test their abilities to respond to a staged terrorist attack.

The Oregon National Guard 102nd Civil Support Team will support first responders by using equipment to identify and monitor radioactive material. Twenty two members of the Civil Support Team will take part in the exercise.

Skeletal Remains Found by Hunter Near Albany

Preliminary findings indicate the victim may be a Caucasian male who has been deceased from two to 12 months

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Skeletal remains were discovered by a hunter in a remote area of Linn County Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Tim Mueller in Linn County says the human skeleton was found near McCully Mountain Road, south of Lyons. Mueller say deputies responded to the area and confirmed that it was in fact human.

"Linn County Sheriff's Detectives and members of the Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Post conducted an evidence search on Sunday and recovered the remains, which were then sent to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Portland."