Prescribed Fire Planned for Wolf A Unit
By Mindy Gould on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
JOHN DAY AND HINES(Release by the Forest Service U.S Department of Agriculture)-The Emigrant Creek Ranger District, Malheur National Forest is planning “Jackpot ” prescribed fire operations beginning October 22, 2025, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through the weekend and into next week as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
Prescribed fire unit planned for the district:
- Wolf A (300 acres)- T17S R33E, northeast corner. 13 miles east of Seneca, east of Forest Service Road (FSR) 1560, east of FSR 1540 and north of FSR 546.
Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.
We will evaluate weather conditions in the days and hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.
Fire crews implement jackpot burns by targeting concentrations (or “jackpots”) of fuels, like clusters of downed branches, throughout an area. They can be naturally occurring or the result of thinning-related activities (but not piled). Jackpot burning is a modified form of understory burning where high concentrations of fuel are targeted rather than a broad area of a forest floor.
Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and the Tri-Forest Prescribed Fire Project map. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.
About the Forest Service: The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
