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🔥Tues (5/7), the Sisters RD may ignite a 30 acre prescribed burn ~2 miles SW of Sisters adjacent to Sisters Cow camp as part of an Agency Administrator Workshop hosted by the National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center if conditions favorable.
ℹ️ https://centraloregonfire.org/2024/05/06/sisters-ranger-district-plans-national-training-program-prescribed-burn-tuesday-if-conditions-favorable/
🏡Prepare your home's defensible space during #WildfireAwarenessMonth
🍂Clear leaves & debris from gutters, eaves & decks
💥Remove flammable material within 30' of your home & outbuildings
🌳Prune trees so the lowest branches are 6-10' from the ground
ℹ️ https://www.fs.usda.gov/features/make-your-home-wildfire-defensible
‼️Today's 30-acre prescribed burn 6 miles SW of Bend near Aspen Day Use Area has been cancelled due to unfavorable conditions. FS Road 700 & Two-Hour Horse Loop Trail remain open. Drive slow in area due to firefighting equipment & training participants.
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🔥This Friday (5/3), the @DesNatlForest will conduct a 30 acre prescribed burn near Aspen Day Use Area ~6 miles SW of Bend as part of the National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center's Agency Administrator Workshop.
ℹ️ https://centraloregonfire.org/2024/05/01/bend-fort-rock-ranger-district-conducts-30-acre-prescribed-burn-near-aspen-day-use-area/
🔥Ignitions are planned for today, Friday, May 3, ~6 miles SW of Bend near Aspen Day Use Area.
Smoke will be visible from FS Road 41, Cascade Lakes Highway and the surrounding Bend area. Residents are encouraged to keep doors and windows closed to minimize smoke impacts.
🔥This Friday (5/3), the @DesNatlForest will conduct a 30 acre prescribed burn near Aspen Day Use Area ~6 miles SW of Bend as part of the National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center's Agency Administrator Workshop.
ℹ️ https://centraloregonfire.org/2024/05/01/bend-fort-rock-ranger-district-conducts-30-acre-prescribed-burn-near-aspen-day-use-area/