If conditions remain favorable, fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday on 375 acres of national forest land located about 12 miles north of the Fort Rock community.
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On Tuesday, fuels specialists on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct a 120-acre prescribed burn in the Metolius Basin south of the Metolius Meadows community, if favorable conditions persist.
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The nearly month-old, nearly 92,000-acre Cougar Peak Fire 15 miles northwest of Lakeview has reached 85% containment, and the fire management will be transitioning back to a local unit on Monday, officials said in Sunday’s update.
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A little over a year ago, displaced Oregonians returned to their fire-stricken communities to begin repairing what was left of their homes, and to rebuild their lives. After the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires burned through Santiam Canyon, the destruction left most residents with only memories.
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Redmond Fire & Rescue has opened outdoor burning within the fire district as of Friday.
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All recreational fires within Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 will open at sunrise on Friday morning, officials said Thursday. Debris burning remains closed until further notice.
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Due to the recent moisture and cooler daytime and nighttime temperatures, fire officials on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville District BLM will downgrade public use restrictions to allow campfires and lower the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) to a Level 1.
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A grant of nearly $1 million from the non-profit American Forests will help the Oregon Department of Forestry plant more than 2 million seedlings on the Santiam State Forest as part of recovery efforts following 2020’s destructive Labor Day fires.
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Mechanical thinning alone can calm the intensity of future wildfires for many years, and prescribed burns lengthen thinning’s effectiveness, according to Oregon State University research involving a seasonally dry Ponderosa pine forest in northeastern Oregon.
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Summer has turned to fall, officially, but there’s still plenty of work for firefighters to do on several large wildfires, some of which have been burning for nearly two months.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three public hearings are scheduled this week to gather feedback on the proposed administrative rule defining the “wildland-urban interface” in Oregon.
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As of last Friday, there have been 1,780 wildfires that have burned 802,415 acres in Oregon this year. Several drought and fire experts from Oregon State University held an online forum for reporters Tuesday to discuss this summer’s fires, and say they’re not surprised by the severe wildfires Oregon has seen of late.
Continue Reading Regulated-Use Closure restrictions within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will ease, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, but officials stress that fire season continues, as does the ban on open fires.
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The weekend cooldown and rainy weather — up to three inches in places — assisted hundreds of firefighters still battling some large fires around Oregon, but officials said it will take more to end the blazes.
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The KNP Complex Fire in California has reached a “small area” of the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to some of the world’s largest trees, according to fire officials.
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A property owner burning weeds with a propane torch in southeast Bend was cited Wednesday after sparking a fire that grew to nearly a half-acre in size. Bend Fire & Rescue officials stressed that the area’s vegetation is still very dry, with extreme fire danger continuing throughout the region.
Continue Reading Due to increased moisture and cooling temperatures, fire officials on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville District BLM said Wednesday they will downgrade public use restrictions to allow campfires in designated campgrounds and lower the Industrial Fire Precaution Level to a Level 2.
Continue Reading Fire prevention restrictions on industrial forest operations within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District will be reduced beginning at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
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U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officers have a person in custody in connection with four human-caused fires discovered by a resident and tackled at small sizes Sunday near Horse Butte, about nine miles southeast of Bend, officials said Monday.
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Nearly 800 firefighters reported a 6% containment figure Sunday night on the nearly week-old Cougar Peak Fire about 15 miles northwest of Lakeview that has burned more than 86,000 acres and destroyed a home, three cabins and six outbuildings.
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