A new wildfire was reported Tuesday night in steep terrain three miles southwest of Elkton in Douglas County and grew to 150 acres overnight, but firefighters had it 50 percent contained by Wednesday morning, the Douglas Forest Protective Association reported.
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Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., paid a visit Tuesday to the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center in Redmond as what promises to be another busy wildfire season is at hand.
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With the region expected to see hot and dry conditions through summer, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 has closed open burning as of Tuesday. Burn barrels are permitted from sunrise to 10 a.m. with a valid burn permit.
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Firefighters report more significant progress Tuesday on the Sycan River and Yellow Jacket fires in Klamath County, near the town of Beatty.
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A small brush fire broke out along railroad tracks near the Bend Parkway and Empire Avenue Tuesday afternoon, prompting closure of the northbound off-ramp, a brief shutdown of the BNSF Railway and evacuation of the adjacent Lonza Bend Research facility, officials said.
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A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Sunday 20 miles north of the Klamath County town of Beatty, prompting a Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation order for residents of Sycan Forest Estates, has grown to 650 acres but is mostly lined, officials said Monday.
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Crews across the U.S. West are lighting controlled burns and taking other steps to prepare for the 2021 fire season that follows the worst one on record.
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Central Oregon campers, hikers and those who recreate are sure to be out this weekend for Memorial Day amid stellar, even summer-like weather. With camping comes campfires — and this dry spring has brought a higher risk for wildfires.
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The first holiday getaway of the season is finally here as families and friends look forward to Oregon’s great outdoors. AAA reports that about 485,000 Oregonians plan to travel over the Memorial Day weekend, a big increase from 2020.
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As Oregon continues to recover from the historic and destructive 2020 wildfire season, abnormally dry conditions and pre-season fires on the landscape are causing concern for the 2021 wildfire season. Now is the time for Oregonians to prepare themselves, their families and their homes for wildfire.
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Bend firefighters, challenged by steep terrain and difficult access, put out a small brush fire Monday evening in the area of an abandoned homeless camp on the west side of the Deschutes River Canyon, an official said.
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Scientists say the outlook for the western U.S. fire season is grim, because it’s starting far drier than 2020’s record-breaking fire year. Measurements show soil and plants are much drier, making trees and brush more likely to ignite and fire to spread.
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Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation Thursday that they say would boost the number of prescribed burns and “help prevent the blistering and destructive infernos from destroying homes, businesses and livelihoods and becoming more frequent as the climate crisis grows.”
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With parts of Oregon and Washington in a drought that ranks among the driest 10% of years since 1895, it’s more important than ever for campers to help prevent wildfires this summer.
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Starting this Saturday, residents will be able to dispose of yard debris at one of three transfer stations across Deschutes County for free during the spring FireFree events.
Continue Reading Nearly 50 acres were part of a prescribed burn on High Desert Museum property south of Bend on Friday.
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Effective Wednesday, May 12, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is prohibiting the use of fireworks, exploding targets or metallic targets for target shooting, sky lanterns, and firing tracer or incendiary devices on all BLM-managed public lands throughout Oregon and Washington.
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U.S. officials say they’ll try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and sets the stage for another destructive summer of blazes.
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Fire season will begin for The Dalles and Prineville units of Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the earliest declaration in more than 40 years, officials said Thursday.
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The High Desert Museum and Deschutes National Forest are coordinating to conduct a prescribed burn Friday on the museum’s property. If weather conditions remain favorable, firefighters will ignite the burn in the morning and the museum will be closed for the day, planning to reopen Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
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