La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- For the second time in recent weeks, a brush fire broke out near a transient camp on BLM land off Darlene Way and Rosland Road in La Pine, and Deschutes County sheriff's deputies are looking for a person of interest.

The Jolene Fire started around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday and was quickly contained, thanks to the rapid response of Lt. Josh Spano, DCSO deputies, the La Pine Rural Fire District, and fire crews from the U.S. Forest Service, sheriff's office Public Information Officer Jason Carr said Thursday.

No structures or vehicles were damaged.

Carr said investigators believe the fire was human-caused, and the sheriff’s office is seeking a person of interest.

Anyone with information or who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area is asked to call the non-em

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