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Updated Friday, August 29, 2008
New Fires:
No new fires 10 acres or larger have been reported in the past 24 hours on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
The Red Flag Warning issued by the National Weather Service for Josephine County and portions of eastern Curry County was cancelled early Friday morning.
Updated information about Industrial Fire Precaution Levels and Regulated Use Areas are available on the Oregon Department of Forestry website at http://egov.oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/precautionlevel.shtml - Check with your local ODF office for additional information on local conditions and restrictions.
Other Fire information:
For information on ongoing wildfires in other jurisdictions within Oregon, go to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center website, http://www.nwccweb.us/ and to the national Incident Information System website at http://www.inciweb.org/state/38/.
ABOUT THIS UPDATE:
ODF is responsible for fire protection on private and state-owned forestland, and on a limited amount of other forestlands, including those owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon. However, because fires starting on one ownership may spread to others, and because of the need to share firefighting resources, agencies commonly work together closely.
This update focuses on firefighting activity on ODF-protected land, and on ODF’s role as a partner in fighting major fires that start on land protected by other agencies.
WEATHER
For current fire weather information, go to
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/fire.shtml#Weather_and_Fire_Danger_Info
SAFETY TIPS
For firefighter safety tips, go to http://www.nifc.gov/sixminutes/dsp_sixminutes.php
WILDFIRE SMOKE FORECASTS
For current smoke information, go to
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/FIRE/SMP/dailysmoke.shtml
FIRE INFORMATION
News media may contact the Oregon Dept. of Forestry headquarters office for fire information, (503) 945-7200, weekdays during business hours. After business hours and on weekends, media may obtain fire info by calling the fire duty pager (503) 370-0403. The duty officer will return media pages promptly.
When fire activity increases, the department will maintain a recorded fire update at (503) 945-7428. The FireFone will be updated daily by 10 a.m., twice daily during peak fire periods. In addition, daily fire updates will be posted on the Oregon Department of Forestry website, http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/. For information on all wildfires in Oregon and Washington, go to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center website, http://www.nwccweb.us/ and for incidents throughout the country go to the Inciweb web site at http://www.inciweb.org.
Carelessness can destroy Oregon's beauty. Learn what you can do to prevent wildfires. Visit the Keep Oregon Green Association on the web at http://www.keeporegongreen.org/.
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| Fire Statistics |
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Fire statistics for the current year and the average over the past 10 years for the 15.8 million acres of private and public forestland protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry:
January 1, 2008, through the present date:
Lightning-caused fires: 349 fires have burned approximately 3,612 acres
Human-caused fires: 482 fires have burned approximately 847 acres
Total: 831 fires have burned approximately 4,459 acres
10-year average (January 1 through the present date in 2007):
Lightning-caused fires: 270 fires burned approximately 20,527 acres
Human-caused fires: 536 fires burned approximately 4,497 acres
Total fires: 806 fires burned approximately 25,024 acres
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