REDMOND, Ore. --  For the fourth time in just over a month, a spreading RV, trash or brush fire brought out Redmond Fire & Rescue crews Tuesday night to an area dotted with homeless camps east of the city.

A fifth recent fire to the south, near SW Airport Way and BNSF railroad tracks, was traced to a homeless camp's escaped campfire.

Around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, firefighters responded to the undeveloped land east of Redmond for a reported RV fire, according to Pulse Point and the agency's Facebook post.

Upon arrival, fire crews saw a fully involved RV, with flames spreading to two trees and a large amount of rubbish, officials said

Three brush engines and a battalion chief responded, with nine total personnel.

Officials said crews were on scene for about 90 minutes.


Other recent fires in area

The night of Wednesday, Sept. 2, a reported vehicle or brushfire in the area of homeless camps turned out to be someone burning trash that included prohibited materials.

At the scene, one person told a Deschutes County sheriff's deputy they were wanted on an outstanding warrant and was arrested.

On Sunday, August 16th, crews responded to a reported brush fire along the BNSF Railway right of way near the Peterson Cat dealer on SW Airport Way. Officials traced that fire to an escaped campfire from a nearby transient camp.

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A brushfire in the undeveloped area east of Redmond on Friday, August 14th spread into trees and several debris piles, motorcycles and an SUV. Along with nine Redmond firefighters, several BLM personnel assisted due to a high threat of spread.

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Late on the night of Saturday, August 8, a spreading trailer fire on undeveloped land east of Redmond sent one civilian to the hospital and limited firefighters' ability to fully respond to a high-priority medical call in the city, officials said.

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Five days earlier, in the early morning of Monday, August 3, fire crews were called to the undeveloped area east of Redmond for a reported trailer fire that had spread into nearby brush. No one was found on scene, and nine personnel were on scene for about an hour. Official said crews were unavailable to respond to a vehicle crash due to the blaze.

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