The chief of the U.S. Forest Service on Friday ordered a 90-day nationwide pause on prescribed burning projects due to “extreme wildfire risk conditions,” a pause that will affect some planned Deschutes National Forest projects, though a forest spokeswoman expects no significant impact on this year’s fire season.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Smokey Bear has it right. We can prevent wildfires. May is Wildfire Prevention Month, and ODOT and Keep Oregon Green want to make sure your summer memories don’t include starting a wildfire. Over 70% of wildfires are caused by people and in Oregon last year, cars were the number one source of wildfires
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Kate Brown held a media event today with several wildfire experts, to go over the outlook for the 2022 fire season.
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New research led by an Oregon State University scientist provides the first long-term study of methods to control the spread of wildfire in the sagebrush steppe ecosystem that dominates parts of the western United States.
Continue ReadingCNN, KABC, KCAL, KCBS, KFSN, DEMIR BRACIC, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN When Keith Morey and his wife, Lynn, returned to their Laguna Niguel, California, home, they found little left in the ashes. Since its start on Wednesday, the Coastal Fire quickly ripped through mansions along hillside streets in Laguna Niguel, a
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Wednesday it recently approved permanent rules for investor-owned electric utilities, including Portland General Electric, PacifiCorp, and Idaho Power, regarding public safety power shutoffs as a “wildfire risk mitigation strategy of last resort.”
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70 percent of Oregon wildfires are human-caused, officials say SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry and other fire prevention experts urge the public to exercise caution when disposing of yard debris this spring, saying the drought conditions this year put Oregon at a higher risk of wildfire May is Wildfire Awareness Month,
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To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power are encouraging Oregonians to prepare for wildfire season. “Fire-weather conditions, such as severe drought combined with summer windstorms or active wildfires, could lead to safety-related power outages,” they warned Monday.
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During the month of May, the Deschutes National Forest is encouraging folks to recognize “National Wildfire Awareness Month” by doing their part to help prepare for wildfire season. While Central Oregon has received significant precipitation this spring, the area continues to see the effects of persistent drought.
Continue Reading Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban interface adjacent to Sunriver and La Pine, starting as soon as next week.
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Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions Wednesday to conduct multiple prescribed burns across the Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent and Sisters Ranger Districts. Ignitions for these prescribed burns will last one day.
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Fire managers on the Crescent Ranger District hope to take advantage of favorable conditions Wednesday to ignite 38 acres in the Gilchrist State Forest about six miles southeast of Crescent and east of Highway 97.
Continue Reading Beginning Tuesday, fuels specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will begin doing prescribed burns near Hole in the Ground in northern Lake County. If weather conditions remain favorable, the work will continue through Thursday.
Continue Reading This weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry will welcome back 21 of its firefighters who’ve been fighting wildfires across the state of Texas for the past two weeks. At the same time, the agency will send another 11 to Texas for two more weeks.
Continue Reading Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District fire managers will ignite 1,726 acres of prescribed fire near Hole in the Ground this week, if conditions remain favorable. The unit is located 2 miles southwest of Hole in the Ground and approximately 20 miles southeast of La Pine.
Continue Reading Sisters Ranger District fire management specialists plan to treat up to 1,100 acres with prescribed fire during 2022, starting next week, officials said Monday.
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A critical project to help with the early detection and monitoring of wildfires in Oregon received $4.5 million in support from the state Legislature during the 2022 short session.
Continue Reading If conditions are favorable, fire management specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will conduct prescribed fire operations over the next three days, east of Bend and five miles west of Pine Mountain, adjacent to the junction of Forest Service Roads 18 and 25 and near the Road 25 OHV Staging Area.
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The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District said Wednesday it is accepting applications from landowners in several areas of Central Oregon who are interested in completing fuel reduction projects around their homes.
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The likelihood of hot, dry and windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% since the mid-1800s due to human-caused climate change, new computer models show.
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