CENTRAL OREGON DISTRICT WILDFIRE NEWS
The official wildfire news blog for the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon DistrictPublic Urged to Report Suspicious Activity Related to Central Oregon Wildfires
Central Oregon – In the past month, Central Oregon has had numerous human caused fires. Now, Oregon State Police along with the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Forestry and Deschutes County...
MH-4 in The Dalles Unit moves to IFPL
Friday morning MH-4 in The Dalles Unit moved to IFPL 3. A level 3 will mainly affect: -Hot saws are shut down at 1pm and must have an area observer and additional equipment and/or water close by. If using a hot saw please read the attached document (Hot saw...
Central Oregon is Home to the First and 100th Oregon Firewise Community
August 10, 2016 Contact: Alison Green, Program Director Project Wildfire, FireFree 541-419-1116 Deschutes County’s residents in the wildland urban interface (WUI) have been embracing their responsibility of living with wildfire...
Human Caused Fires on the Rise as Fire Danger Becomes Extreme in Central Oregon
[Central Oregon] So far this year fires caused by lightning are significantly less than the ten year average in central Oregon. After the last three challenging fire seasons which started early in the summer firefighters should feel relief, except human...
The Dalles Unit: IFPL 3 to be in effect for MH-1 July 29, 2016
Click Map for Statewide Current Fire Restrictions STATE OF OREGONDEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION LEVEL 3CLOSEDOWN ORDER Number 03 Effective 12:01 a.m., PDT, July 29, 2016 By virtue of the authority vested in me by ORS 477.625, ORS 477.670, and OAR...
MH-1 and MH-4 Industrial Fire Precaution Level 2 as of July 25, 2016
Click map for statewide map of current fire restrictions. STATE OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION LEVEL 2 CLOSEDOWN ORDER Number 02 Effective 10:00 a.m., PDT, July 25, 2016 By virtue of the authority vested in me by ORS 477.625,...
