FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2024
Central Oregon – Central Oregon Fire Management Service resources are responding to the South Pasture Fire, an 8-acre wildfire south of Highway 31 near Hole in the Ground.
Firefighters are on-scene and using existing control features to suppress the fire. This is a full suppression fire. Firefighters plan to use ignitions as a suppression tactic to remove unburned vegetation between the fire and existing control features. The fire is surrounded on all sides by areas previously treated with fuels reduction work including thinning and prescribed burning. The current moisture levels and projected weather conditions are allowing firefighters to use a suppression strategy that minimizes disturbance to the landscape.
Smoke will be visible from Highway 31 and the surrounding area.
The South Pasture Fire is a human-caused fire and is currently under investigation.
For current wildland fire information, the public can visit centraloregonfire.org or follow fire information on Twitter @CentralORfire. Call 9-1-1 to report a wildfire.
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