[John Day, Ore.] Late Tuesday evening two new fires were reported on private land protected by Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) John Day Unit. The Dissel Creek Fire was reported just before 6:00 p.m., burning five miles southeast of John Day. While firefighters worked to stop the initial spread of the Dissel Creek Fire a report for a second fire, the Cole Canyon Fire, was received. This fire is located seven miles northeast of Monument.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Southern, Central and Northeastern Oregon due to smoke from fires in Oregon and Northern California.
Central Oregon is blanketed in a smoky haze tonight as smoke from out-of-area wildfires settled across the high desert. Bend, La Pine, Sunriver and Sisters are all in the “unhealthy” air quality range and Prineville and Madras are currently in the “moderate” range.
Forecasted Red Flag conditions pushed on the Deep Creek perimeter today and a spot fire jumped outside of containment lines. Crews were able to quickly respond and hold the spot to 1.5 acres. It is contained at this time.
Crews will continue to looks for hot spots on both fires and the public may see some interior smoke inside the fire area.
Firefighters on the @OchocoNatForest completed the 1,236-acre prescribed burn located 3 mi NE of Sugar Creek CG yesterday. Crews are securing and patrolling fire lines today and preparing for a prescribed burn west of Big Summit Prairie tomorrow.
❌All prescribed fire ignitions on the @DesNatlForest have been cancelled today due to unfavorable conditions. Firefighters are mopping up and patrolling yesterday's ignitions.
If conditions remain favorable Weds., fuels specialists plan to burn an additional 445 acres near Pine Mountain & continue ignitions on the 364-acre prescribed burn located six miles south of Sisters.
https://www.centraloregonfire.org/2021/10/19/prescribed-burning-continues-southwest-of-pine-mountain-and-south-of-sisters/
Winds from the southeast are pushing smoke from today’s #prescribedfire near the junction of FSR 16/1514 away from the town of Sisters this afternoon.
Ignitions on the 180-acre #prescribedburn 5 miles SE of Pine Mountain are 90% complete.
Ignitions on the #prescribedburn 6 miles NW of La Pine near Pringle Falls Experimental Station are progressing well and meeting the prescriptions for desired fire effects on the landscape.
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