Malheur National Forest to begin prescribed burning Soda Bear and Wolf H units
By Mindy Gould on Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
John Day, Prairie City and Hines (Released by the US Forest Service)-Two ranger districts have prescribed burn ignitions planned for this week.
Soda Bear 9C and 9G ignitions are planned to begin Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with weather conditions permitting. This prescribed burn will continue throughout the week on approximately 405 acres on the Blue Mountain Ranger District. These units are southeast of Bear Valley along Forest Road 1619.
Wolf H ignitions are planned to begin Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with weather conditions permitting. This prescribed burn will continue throughout the week on approximately 712 acres on the Emigrant Creek Ranger District. This unit is located in the Wolf Creek area near Forest Service Roads 17 and 15.
The public may see and smell smoke throughout the operations and are encouraged to use caution around the area. Firefighters will continue to monitor the areas for several days after completion.
Each prescribed burn is designated to accomplish specific objectives related to increasing forest health. Prescribed burns will be conducted only under appropriate conditions to ensure firefighter and public safety. Appropriate conditions include correct temperatures, wind, fuel moisture, and smoke weather forecast. When all these criteria are met, firefighters implement, monitor, and patrol the burn to ensure the forest health and public safety goals are met.
Prescribed fire information is available to the public on a tri-forest online map. The map is labeled and color-coded to show each burn unit’s status: planned, active, or completed. Additionally, forest users can view other features including current and past-year burn units, National Forest boundaries and State wildlife management boundaries.
Daily updates can be found at https://www.facebook.com/MalheurNationalForest.
For further information on the Malheur National Forest, please visit us at
www.fs.usda.gov/malheur or call the Supervisor’s Office at 541-575-3000.
