Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 3 Link Smith, Incident Commander Information: www.facebook.com/odfcentraloregon http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4772 Type of Incident: Wildfire...
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Contact: Tom Fields Oregon Dept. of Forestry 503-983-8897 Sisters, OR – Fire crews were very successful yesterday and overnight thanks to hard work, cool temperatures and higher humidity. All Level 2 evacuation notifications have now been lowered to Level 1 (be ready). This includes homes in the Three Rivers subdivision (as of June 9), Forest Park, Air Park, Rim Park and their outlying areas (as of yesterday). Gusty afternoon winds spurred one spot fire across containment lines in the southeast corner of the fire that crews, equipment and helicopters quickly...
Fire Season 2016 will begin Friday June 3rd at 12:01 am for ODF’s Central Oregon District (COD). Warm spring temperatures have quickly melted the winter snowpack and dried wildland fuels. District fire managers have monitored fuel indices over the last few weeks to determine fire danger and the risk of fire spread. Long term weather forecasts indicate a pattern of above normal temperatures with minimal possibility of precipitation, further drying fuels. June 28, 2015—Sugarloaf Fire in Grant County With implementation of fire season, burn permits...
As warmer spring weather inspires us to get out and enjoy all that central Oregon has to offer, ODF reminds us to practice fire safety to prevent uncontrolled fires. Warm dry weather, alternating with cooler moist periods can give a false sense of reduced fire danger. Burning yard debris from landscaping projects or fuel reduction activities and campfires/warming fires can pose a significant wildfire risk if allowed to burn uncontrolled. Escaped debris burns are the leading human-caused fire issue in Oregon, accounting for thirty fires burning 88 acres in the...
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Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Central Oregon District is terminating fire season at 12:01 am Saturday, October 24, 2015. Widespread rain across the district last weekend, combined with forecasted cool, moist weather patterns has brought an end to another long difficult fire season. Oregon and the Pacific Northwest experienced the third historic fire season in a row with drought conditions across much of the landscape. Burn permits are required for all open burning. Permits can be obtained from your local fire department or from the...