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Crescent, Oregon, September 28, 2026 — On Tuesday, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct prescribed burn operations on the Crescent Ranger District seven miles southwest of Crescent near the Rivers North OHV Staging Area and the junction of Highway 58 and Forest Service Road (FSR) 5825. Ignitions are planned for up to 187 acres on the Rabbit 42A and UB CE 16 Prescribed Burn units if conditions are favorable.
Ignitions are slated to begin at 11 a.m. Trail #55 will be closed within the Three Trails OHV Trails System. Closures will remain in place for multiple days while mop-up and patrol operations continue after the prescribed burn is complete. Firefighters will reopen the trail once conditions have been assessed and are determined safe for the public.
Smoke will be visible from Highway 58 and the surrounding area. Operations are located approximately two miles northwest from the Two Rivers subdivision. Residents are encouraged to keep doors and windows closed to minimize smoke impacts. Smoke impacts are most likely overnight and in the early morning hours.
Prescribed burns can protect homes from tragic wildfires. Fire management officials work with Oregon Department of Forestry smoke specialists to plan prescribed burns. Prescribed burns are conducted when weather is most likely to move smoke up and away from our communities. While prescribed fire managers take significant preventive measures, it’s likely that communities may experience some smoke during or immediately after a prescribed burn.
What does this mean for you?
During prescribed burns, smoke may settle in low-lying areas overnight and in the early morning hours.
- All residents are encouraged to close doors and windows at night to avoid smoke impacts.
- If available, use a portable air cleaner. Air cleaners work best running with doors and windows closed. You can also create a DIY air cleaner.
- If you have a central air system, use it to filter air. Use high-efficiency filters if possible.
- When driving in smoky areas, drivers should slow down, turn on headlights and turn air to recirculating.
- If you have heart or lung disease, asthma, or other chronic conditions, pay attention to how you feel and if symptoms of heart or lung disease worsen, consider contacting your health care professional.
- Go to centraloregonfire.org to learn more about smoke safety and prescribed burning in Central Oregon and visit When Smoke is in the Air for more smoke preparedness resources.
For more information on prescribed burning in Central Oregon, visit centraloregonfire.org/ and for information specific to the Deschutes National Forest visit fs.usda.gov/deschutes. Follow us on X @CentralORFire. Text “COFIRE” to 888-777 to receive wildfire and prescribed fire text alerts.
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