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Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to take advantage of favorable conditions to continue prescribed burning across the Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent and Sisters Ranger Districts. On Wednesday, if favorable conditions persist, firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct 153 acres of prescribed fire adjacent to Forest Service Road (FSR) 1505 approximately two miles south of Sisters. No road or trail closures are anticipated. Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to c...

A favorable weather forecast has prompted the Deschutes National Forest to schedule prescribed burns Wednesday across the Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent and Sisters ranger districts. The fires are expected to last

Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions to conduct multiple prescribed burns across the Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent and Sisters Ranger Districts. Ignitions for these prescribed burns will last one day. On Wednesday, if favorable conditions persist, firefighters on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct two prescribed burns totaling 220 acres. The first planned unit is 43 acres and located one mile south of Sisters along Forest Service Road ...

Crescent Ranger District fire managers will conduct approximately 1,200 acres of prescribed fire operations this spring as conditions allow. All prescribed burn units are scheduled to take advantage of spring weather and residual moisture that allows firefighters to maintain low-intensity fire while removing ladder fuels and hazardous fuels loading. Ignitions are slated for units located approximately two miles south of the Two Rivers subdivision, two miles southeast of Cascade Estates and six m...

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