𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐈𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧

JOHN DAY, PENDLETON, BAKER CITY, and LA GRANDE, Ore. – Fire crews in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington are responding to reports of smoke and fire following passing thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 40 incidents reported so far to the Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center and John Day Interagency Dispatch Center.
Local initial attack resources have been busy responding to these incidents with support from aerial resources. Additional smoke reports are likely to be detected throughout the next few days as temperatures warm and fire activity increases. Aerial reconnaissance, nighttime thermal detection aircraft, and fire lookouts are assisting with detection efforts.
Current fire danger across the Blue Mountains ranges from HIGH to EXTREME. As fire danger increases, restrictions are put in place to reduce the risk of a human-caused wildfire by prohibiting certain activities, such as campfires, chainsaw use, off-road driving, and smoking. Public Use Restrictions are in effect involving campfires, chainsaw use, off-road driving, and smoking. For lands protected by Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) in northeast and central Oregon, regulated closures have been implemented. Please check with your local Oregon Department of Forestry office for PURs on lands protected by ODF. Similar restrictions may also be in effect on State and private lands protected by the Washington Department of Natural Resources (WA-DNR). More information can be found on the WA-DNR website at: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/.
Please call 911 to report a wildfire.
For more information about Fire Danger Levels, Industrial Fire Precaution Levels, and Public Use Restrictions, please contact:
ODF, Northeast Oregon DistrictPhone: (541) 963-3168 or (541) 786-2039 www.facebook.com/oregondeptofforestryNEO/ ODF Central Oregon DistrictPhone: (541) 263-0661www.odfcentraloregon.com Malheur National Forest:Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/malheur/ Public Use Restriction Phone Line: 541-575-3113John Day (541) 575-3000; Prairie City (541) 820-3800; Hines(541) 573-4300 https://www.facebook.com/MalheurNationalForestTwitter: @MalheurNF Umatilla National Forest:Toll-Free (877) 958-9663https://www.fs.usda.gov/umatillaFacebook: www.facebook.com/UmatillaNFTwitter: @UmatillaNF Wallowa-Whitman National Forest:Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/wallowa-whitman/Baker City (541) 523-6391; La Grande (541) 962-8500; Joseph (541) 426-5546 www.facebook.com/WallowaWhitmanNFTwitter: @WallowaWhitman
The latest fire information can be found by visiting the Blue Mountains Fire Information Blog (http://bluemountainfireinfo.blogspot.com/).

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