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LAKEVIEW, ORE. – Prescribed fire season has arrived in South Central Oregon, and fire managers on the Fremont-Winema National Forest and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are looking for opportunities to apply prescribed fire to the local landscape.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. - Crater Lake National Park Fire Management staff are preparing to implement the following three prescribed fire projects in the park this fall:
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. – Prescribed fire season has arrived at Crater Lake National Park and the park will be applying prescribed fire to the landscape in preparation for the upcoming fire season.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – Prescribed fire season has arrived in South Central Oregon, and fire managers on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, and Lakeview District Bureau of Land Management, will be applying prescribed fire to the landscape.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Thursday night was another good night on the Meadow Fire with zero growth. The fire is 5 miles outside of Chiloquin, Oregon burning away from the community to the northeast. Total acreage is now set at 832 acres (up from 815 last night) due to slightly better mapping.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – No aircraft were used for suppression today as the fire line put in last night held and, despite some wind that tested the lines, the fire did not gain any acreage. Two small spots were found from last night’s activity but were easily contained.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Firefighters worked around the clock last night and have the Meadow Fire fully lined. 815 acres of the 4000 acres planned for the North 2 prescribed fire were burned and it remains fully within the planned project area. The fire is 5 miles northeast of Chiloquin and continues to move away from the community.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Drier conditions, lower humidity, and increased fire behavior forced the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest, to convert the North 2 prescribed fire, which began yesterday, into a wildfire called the Meadow Fire.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – The Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest, in partnership with the agencies of the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership, has postponed continuation of the North 2 Prescribed Burn. The burn area is located 7 miles northeast of Chiloquin, near the Two Four Two Fire area that burned last fall in a wildfire.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – The Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest, in partnership with the agencies of the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership, has started ignitions today on the North 2 Prescribed Burn. Test firing began shortly after 12 noon and went well.
Read MoreSILVER LAKE, Ore. - The Silver Lake District, USFS, has started prescribed firing operations on the Coyote Prescribed Fire. Prescribed fires are only conducted as weather conditions and resources allow.
Read MoreIn a forest few people ever visit, scattered black logs burned over a decade ago peek out of the dense yellowed vegetation littering the forest floor. This contrasts with the bright green shrubs on the slope and the needles adorning tall evergreen trees above.
Read MoreSOUTH CENTRAL OREGON - The Bly Ranger District, USFS plans to conduct prescribed burn operation starting on Monday, November 4, 2019. The ‘Long Underburn’ is located approximately 7-miles northeast of the Quartz Mountain Sno-Park.
Read MoreSeveral more prescribed burns are scheduled in Southern Oregon before the fall treatment window closes. Locations/fires include Bryant Mountain, Box Underburn, Klamath Marsh, and West Drews.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Forestry in conjunction with Klamath County Fire District #1, US Forest Service, and City of Klamath Falls Parks Department plan to conduct a prescribed fire within the boundaries of Moore Park beginning Tuesday, October 15, 2019.
Read MoreCHEMULT, Ore. - The Chemult Ranger District, Fremont-Winema National Forest conducted the Boundary Rx with great success. A portion of Boundary Prescribed Fire Treatment was conducted from September 13th through September 15th 2019. All objectives were met on 8,000 acres and that the area is open for the start of rifle season.
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. — Cool, rainy weather across much of the state has allowed the first controlled burns to be lit in parts of Oregon. New rules governing smoke may allow more of these burns than in the past. Oregon Department of Forestry officials believe increasing the amount of burning will help landowners reduce the public safety risk from the buildup of fuels in forests, and improve forest health.
Read MoreLakeview, Ore. – Planned fall prescribed fire operations will start as soon as conditions allow for smoke management and desired prescription outcomes. Fire managers on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, Lakeview District Bureau of land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Sheldon-Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex are looking for opportunities to apply prescribed fire to the landscape.
Read MoreCHEMULT, Ore. – Last night fire crews successfully ignited 360 acres of the RAC prescribed fire project on the Chemult Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest, south of State Highway 138 between mileposts 95 and 92 west of Diamond Lake Junction.
Read MoreSeveral prescribed burns will take place around the region this week. Burns will occur in the Lakeview Ranger District, Bly Ranger District, and Chemult Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest.
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