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Central Oregon Experiences an Increase of Lightning Strike Fires Over the Labor Day Weekend
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Today (10/31), the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning in the following areas:
🔥20 acres north of Tumalo Falls in the Bearwallow Butte & Triangle Butte area
🔥6 acres in the area of Forest Service Road 4270 and the Cascade Lakes Highway
🔥Today (10/30), the Crescent Ranger District on the @DesNatlForest will ignite up to 234 acres of piles S of Crescent Lake along FS Rd 60 from Windigo Pass N to FS Rd 6020. Piles may burn & produce smoke for several days after ignition. Firefighters monitor piles until out.
🔥Firefighters on the @DesNatlForest plan to begin pile burning as soon as Wednesday (10/30) if conditions are favorable. They plan to burn up to 8,000 acres of piles across the forest this fall & winter.
ℹ️ https://centraloregonfire.org/2024/10/29/deschutes-national-forest-firefighters-begin-pile-burning-season/
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- Pile Burning Planned This Week West of Phils Trailhead November 12, 2024 4:58 pm