Prescribed Fire Operations to begin on Emigrant Creek Ranger District
By Mindy Gould on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
John Day, Prairie City and Hines (Released by the US Forest Service)-The Emigrant Creek Ranger District fire staff is planning to begin prescribed burning operations Tuesday, October 24, 2023, weather conditions permitting.
Ignitions are planned in the Silvies 7 unit near Gravel Ridge, along Forest Road 3120. This unit is18 miles North of Burns and is planned for approximately 200 acres.
The public may see and smell smoke throughout the operations. Visibility on roads may be reduced and drivers are encouraged to use caution around the project area. Firefighters will continue to monitor the area 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.
