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CHILOQUIN, 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 MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – This week the Chiloquin area was affected by the Chiloquin Ridge Fire and the S’Ocholis Fire. Firefighters have made great progress on both fires.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – The Chiloquin Ridge Fire is currently burning on private lands and the Chiloquin Ranger District of the Fremont-Winema National Forest near Chiloquin Ridge Road east of Chiloquin.
Read MoreTULELAKE, Calif. - On Saturday, March 27, a fire that was started in a tule marsh on private land east of Lower Klamath NWR escaped and burned approximately one acre within the refuge boundary. The landowners called CAL FIRE/Siskiyou Unit who responded and began suppression and containment efforts, naming the incident, ‘Refuge Fire’.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - There is help available for Chiloquin-area residents who were impacted by the 242 Fire last year. Klamath County Public Health would like to ensure you get the help you need.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - As allowed by the Klamath County Air Quality Ordinance, the 2020 Fall Open Burn Window within the Klamath County Air Quality Zone will start on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at 8:00 AM and will end Sunday, November 22, 2020, at 5:00 PM.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. - The fire danger level within Crater Lake National Park has dropped from high to moderate due to recent moisture and predicted cooler temperatures. Effective October 21, 2020, at 12:01 am, Crater Lake National Park rescinded the fire restrictions implemented on July 31, 2020, and the fire ban implemented on September 8, 2020.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Despite nightly cool temperatures and rain on Saturday, fire season is still in effect in Klamath and Lake Counties. Fuels are still very dry and receptive to fire due to little precipitation throughout the area.
Read MoreAs Oregon experiences cooler weather and many community members begin to spend more time at home, the Office of State Fire Marshal will be engaging in support of the national campaign of Fire Prevention Week and will be running cooking fire safety messaging for the month of October. Oregon’s theme mirrors the 2020 national theme: “Serve up fire safety in the kitchen!™”
Read MoreKingsley Field firefighters have returned from helping the community fight catastrophic wildland fire, Sept. 21, 2020. In the late evening of September 7, the Kingsley Field Fire Department received a dispatch call for assistance for a wildland fire burning near Chiloquin, Ore., a neighboring community.
Read MoreLAKEVIEW, Ore. – There are currently three emergency fire closure orders in place on the Fremont-Winema National Forest associated with fire activity and incident management, as well as the Public Use Restrictions.
Read MoreThe devastating wildfires that continue to level the Oregon landscape have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land, most of it undeveloped forest, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) reports.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. – Crater Lake National Park has issued a Level 1 Evacuation Notice for the entire park effective at 12:00 Noon, September 10, 2020. The Level 1 notice informs residents and visitors to “Be Ready” for a potential evacuation, including employee dormitories and trailer sites, in the event that a fire approaches these areas.
Read MoreCRATER LAKE, Ore. – With the increased fire danger in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park will go into stage one fire restrictions. The outlook is for above normal significant wildland fire potential for the next several months.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath Falls was not without fireworks-related incidents on this July 4th holiday weekend. Klamath County Fire District #1 (KCFD1) reports two fireworks-related incidents.
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