By Mindy Gould on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
BURNS-Flood-response update as of April 1, 2025.
Portable toilets have been placed around town in City of Burns for any residents impacted by not being able to flush toilets due to sewage-system backups.
Pictured here are portable-toilet banks staged at the Elks Lodge (118 N Broadway Ave, Burns) and at the intersection of East A Street and North Alder Avenue.
At this writing, drinking water in Burns is still considered safe to drink.
PORTABLE TOILET LOCATIONS
(list subject to change; ADA accesible where noted)
Harney County Road Department: 266 S. Date Ave, Burns, OR 97720
Burns City Hall, Police, Fire (ADA accessible)
Burns Police Department
Burns High School: 1100 Oregon Ave, Burns, Or 97720 (Near the Highway side)
Nature Trail: Parking lot at the North end of the Nature Trail
Lincoln Jr. High Building: 118 N. Broadway Ave., Burns
Elks Parking Lot: 118 N Broadway Ave., Burns
Arrowhead Plaza: Park at the corner of Broadway and East A Street, Burns
Little League Fields: 779 W. Filmore, by the ballfields
High Desert Partnership (Hines): 225 US-20, Hines, OR 97738
HC Kids Club: 310 N. Birch Ave., Burns
Harney Hub (ADA accessible): 17 S. Alder
Harney County Courthouse (ADA accessible)
Home Health & Hospice & Public Health
Harney County Parole & Probation Office: 131 W Washington
Harney District Hospital (ADA accessible)
Photo credit from the Harney County Sheriff’s Office