Central OR Fire Info

Providing official information on wildfires in Central Oregon on Prineville District BLM, Deschutes & Ochoco NFs & OR Dept of Forestry-Prineville/Sisters Units.

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning operations today (11/11) on the Crescent Ranger on 374 acres of piles located 11 miles southwest of Crescent, two miles southwest of Highway 58 and two and a half miles west / southwest of
Two Rivers subdivision.

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning today (11/10):
🔥Bend-Fort Rock RD | Handful of large piles at higher elevations of Cascade Lakes Hwy
🔥Crescent RD | 221 acres located 8.5 miles SW of Crescent, 1/4 mile W of Hwy 97 & 2.5 miles S/SE of Two Rivers subdivision.

[Central OR Fire Info @CentralORFire]

The Prospect Fire west of Lake Billy Chinook took off Saturday around 11 am. An aggressive response from municipal departments in Jefferson and Deschutes counties, the USFS, and ODF has kept it to 243 acres. Crews are mopping up today.

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Piles may smolder, burn, and produce smoke for several days after ignition. Once ignited, firefighters monitor piles until they declare the piles out. Please do not report ignitions.
ℹ️https://t.co/Ict5HHqawX

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🔥The @DesNatlForest will ignite 173 acres of piles located 8 miles southwest of Crescent, 2 miles west of Highway 97, half a mile southwest of the Highway 58 and 97 junction and 1 mile east and southeast of the Two Rivers subdivision.

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🔥The @DesNatlForest will ignite 173 acres of piles located 8 miles southwest of Crescent, 2 miles west of Highway 97, half a mile southwest of the Highway 58 and 97 junction and 1 mile east and southeast of the Two Rivers subdivision.

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❌The test fire for pile burning on the Crescent Ranger District was unsuccessful. Firefighters will not be moving forward with ignitions in this location today.

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning today (11/4) in the following locations:
🔥346 acres of pile burning south of Finley Butte ~3 miles southeast of La Pine
🔥23 acres of piles 2 miles west of Hwy 97 & 3.5 miles southwest of the Hwy 58 and 97 junction

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning today (11/4) in the following locations:
🔥346 acres of pile burning south of Finley Butte ~3 miles southeast of La Pine
🔥23 acres of piles 2 miles west of Hwy 97 & 3.5 miles southwest of the Hwy 58 and 97 junction

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct 150 acres of pile burning operations today (11/3) seven miles northwest of Sunriver near Kiwa Butte.

ℹ️https://t.co/yLZFcKfxPr

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning operations today (11/2) at 2 locations located approximately 13 miles southwest of Crescent & two miles north of Crescent Lake Junction. Ignitions will occur on a large machine-generated pile of vegetation debris at the two locations.

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The @DesNatlForest continues pile burning today (10/30) in following location:
🔥Flat Piles: ~5 miles SE of La Pine near Finley Butte
Piles may smolder for several days after ignition. Firefighters monitor piles until they declare piles out. Please do not report ignitions.

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The @DesNatlForest will conduct pile burning ignitions today (10/29) & Friday (10/30) in the following locations:
🔥Flattop Fire Piles: ~25 miles SE of La Pine
🔥Flat Piles: ~5 miles SE of La Pine near Finley Butte

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Due to increased moisture and cooler weather, the @DesNatlForest plans to begin pile burning as early as Thursday (10/29). Pile burning operations may occur intermittently through January 2027, based on conditions.

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🔥The Forest Service, including the Deschutes National Forest, is hiring temporary seasonal positions for the 2027 fire season. Positions open for application on https://t.co/I6SvEU99n3 on October 30, and close November 12, 2026.

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🔥Seasonal positions for the 2027 fire season open for application on https://t.co/1t6oEfjjAZ on 10/30, & close 11/12.
Jobs include handcrew / engine crew members, smokejumpers, fire lookouts & dispatchers.
ℹ️https://t.co/SBPeYcPOrp

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🔥 Prescribed Fire Update – Ochoco National Forest HEJ Unit 10

Ignitions are complete on today’s planned 352‑acre HEJ Unit 10 prescribed burn northwest of Big Summit Prairie.

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🔥Firefighters completed ignitions on 170 acres of Junction 6 Prescribed Burn & don’t plan to conduct ignitions tomorrow. Residents along Deschutes River corridor (La Pine, Sunriver & Bend) are encouraged to keep windows closed to minimize smoke impacts overnight & early morning.

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🔥Test Fire is favorable on the Junction 6 Prescribed Burn on the @DesNatlForest 6 miles NW of Sunriver and 16 miles SW of Bend near Wanoga Butte. Firefighters plan to conduct up to 332 acres of ignitions. Smoke will be visible from Sunriver, Bend and the surrounding area.

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⚠️Smoke will be visible from FS Roads 40 & 45, Cascade Lakes Hwy, Sunriver & surrounding area. Residents along Deschutes River corridor including La Pine, Sunriver & Bend encouraged to keep windows closed to minimize smoke impacts which are most likely overnight & early morning.

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🔥Firefighters on the @DesNatlForest plan to conduct up to 332 acres of prescribed burning tomorrow, Wednesday (10/14), 6 miles NW of Sunriver and 16 miles SW of Bend near Wanoga Butte on the Junction 6 Prescribed Burn unit.

ℹ️https://t.co/gxp1uu7AZE

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🔥Firefighters on the @DesNatlForest plan to conduct up to 332 acres of prescribed burning tomorrow, Wednesday (10/14), 6 miles NW of Sunriver and 16 miles SW of Bend near Wanoga Butte on the Junction 6 Prescribed Burn unit.

ℹ️https://t.co/gxp1uu7AZE

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‼️🔥Firefighters are seeing an increase in abandoned campfires in Central Oregon.
🪨Ensure you have bare soil around your campfire ring.
Before leaving make sure your fire is dead out:
🪣Drown w/ water
➡️Stir & add more water
🤚Feel w/ your hands & make sure it's cold to touch

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Ignitions complete on Sting 6 Prescribed Burn located 9 miles SW of Crescent between FS Roads 5830 & 5835-400.
⚠️Residents in Two Rivers subdivision & surrounding area encouraged to keep windows closed to minimize smoke impacts, which are most likely overnight & early morning.