Central Oregon Fire Info, July 25, 2024
Central Oregon —Yesterday fire activity increased on the Camp Creek Fire burning 12 miles southwest of Paulina due to afternoon winds. The fire is now estimated at 500 acres and is 0% contained. The fire predominately pushed to the north and is now approximately four miles south of Highway 380. Firefighters on the ground were supported […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July24, 2024
Central Oregon — Fire activity remains active in Central Oregon. Yesterday afternoon, firefighters from the Brothers-Hampton Rangeland Fire Protection Association (RFPA), county and federal resources responded to the Camp Creek Fire burning 12 miles southwest of Paulina on private lands. The fire is estimated at 50 acres and remained in its footprint overnight. Firefighters are working […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 22, 2024
Central Oregon — This morning firefighters are responding to more than a dozen new starts following last night’s lightning. Most of the reported incidents are located on the Ochoco National Forest north of Big Summit Prairie. A reconnaissance flight this morning will look for additional starts in Central Oregon. Firefighters continue to make good progress on […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 21, 2024
Central Oregon — Yesterday firefighters on the Jackpine Fire burning on Prineville District Bureau of Land Management lands approximately one and a half miles southwest of La Pine, south of Masten Road and west of Highway 97 kept the fire within its existing footprint. Today they will continue to strengthen lines around the perimeter of the […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 20, 2024
Central Oregon — Yesterday firefighters responded to the Jackpine Fire approximately one and a half miles southwest of La Pine, south of Masten Road and west of Highway 97. Responding resources included engines, dozers, 10-person hand crews and overhead personnel from La Pine Rural Fire Protection District and neighboring fire departments, Oregon Department of Forestry, Walker […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July19, 2024
Central Oregon — Firefighters are continuing suppression efforts on the Round Mountain and Wickiup Fires burning on the Deschutes National Forest. The Round Mountain and Wickiup Fires are burning approximately seven miles northwest of La Pine and just north of Wickiup Reservoir. The Central Oregon Type 3 Team is managing both incidents. Yesterday afternoon fire activity […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 18, 2024
Central Oregon – Due to continued hot weather and extremely dry vegetation, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will move into Stage 2 public use fire restrictions and Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) III on Monday, July 22. Effective at 12:01 a.m. […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 17, 2024
Central Oregon — After last night’s lightning activity and continued hot, dry weather in Central Oregon, several wildfires started today and fire activity picked up this afternoon. Reconnaissance flights, lookouts and ground crews identified several fire starts. Firefighters have responded to over 15 fires in the last 24 hours. Of those fires, 13 have been contained […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 10, 2024
Central Oregon – Beginning Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 12:01 a.m., all lands managed by the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will move to an Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) II. This level restricts hours of operation for permitted commercial and industrial operations on public lands to […]
Invitation to Participate in Our Firewise Community Risk Assessment—July 30, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
Anyone interested in learning about how our community can become better prepared to face the risk of fire, please join with us on July 30, at 9 a.m. to walk the neighborhood with ODF Forester Austin Reimer. Contact Dean Drabin at dmdrabin@yahoo.com for details. 5 year community assessment to take another look at fire risk […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, July 1, 2024
Central Oregon – The Darlene 3 Fire is now at 75% containment and remains 3,889 acres. Firefighters continue mopping up and looking for hotspots within the first 100 feet of the fire perimeter. Standing, unstable burned trees and stump holes with hot ash are within the fire area, firefighters are remaining cautious and taking care of […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, June 30, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2024 10:00am Central Oregon – All containment lines on the Darlene 3 Fire held overnight, and the 3,889-acre fire is now 60% contained. Increasing containment and keeping the fire within its current footprint remain the primary focus. Crews will continue to identify and extinguish hot spots within 100 feet of the […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, June 29, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 29, 2024 10:00am Central Oregon —Fire crews were able to increase containment to 50% on the 3,889-acre Darlene 3 Fire. All containment lines held overnight. Increasing containment and keeping the fire within its current footprint remains the primary focus. Remaining fire crews will continue to watch for spotting and provide structure protection if […]
Central Oregon Fire Update, June 28, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2024 Central Oregon – Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, and Prineville District Bureau of Land Management will move into Stage 1 public use fire restrictions on Monday, July 1. As of June […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, June27, 2024
Central Oregon — After a day of heavy fire activity, firefighters worked through the night on the Darlene 3 Fire to conduct firing operations and complete containment lines. The Central Oregon Type 3 team remains in unified command with Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Red Team. The fire is currently 3889 acres and 30% contained. Winds […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, June 26, 2024
Central Oregon — Firefighters worked through the night on the Darlene 3 Fire establishing control lines around the fire perimeter. The Central Oregon Type 3 team with Incident Commander Vince Grace took command of the fire this morning and is in unified command with Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Red Team, Incident Commander Ian Yocum. The […]
Central Oregon Fire Info Update, June 25, 2024
Central Oregon — Central Oregon Fire Management Service firefighters responded to the Darlene 3 Fire (Incident #289) around 12:45 p.m. this afternoon. The fire started approximately one mile southeast of La Pine on the east side of Darlene Way. The latest fire size estimate is 250 acres and growing with 0% containment. The cause of the […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, June 25
Central Oregon — Firefighters secured 50% containment on the 1,024-acre Long Bend Fire (Incident #277) yesterday. The fire is located approximately two miles southwest of Maupin on the west side of the Deschutes River. Yesterday afternoon, the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office reduced the evacuation notice to Level 1 “Get Ready” for all residences south of Hwy […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, June 23, 2024
Central Oregon —The Long Bend Fire (Incident #277) is burning approximately four miles southwest of Maupin on the west side of the Deschutes River. The fire is currently estimated at 625 acres and 0% contained burning on Bureau of Land Management and private lands. Overnight the Wasco County Sheriff’s Office issued a Level 1 “Be Ready” […]
Central Oregon Fire Info, May 22, 2024
On Thursday, May 23, firefighters will be conducting a prescribed burn of up to 325 acres 15 miles south of Bend and 2 miles east of Sunriver. The burn will be located east of Highway 97, south of the Hwy 97 Exit 153 interchange, north of the Vandevert Road interchange and south of Abbot Pit. […]
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