On Wednesday July 19, 2023, at approximately 8:00 a.m. the Crook County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a house fire located at 555 SW Redwood Lane, located in the Juniper Acres subdivision in the southwest corner of Crook County.
Initial reports indicated that the residence was “fully engulfed” in flames. It was unknown at the time if anyone was inside the residence. Alfalfa Fire arrived on scene and began trying to extinguish the fire. When deputies arrived on scene they learned that a residence and a camp trailer that someone was living in had burned and was a total loss. Through the investigation we learned that no one was home at the time of the fire and everyone was safe.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and the Crook County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank Alfalfa Fire and BLM fire teams for responding and providing assistance to the family that lost their residence. No other information is available at this time.
