Oregon Smoke Information

Bryant Fire Morning Update Incident: Bryant Fire Wildfire Released: 3 hrs. ago Bryant Fire Oregon Department of Forestry Incident Management Team 1 June 23, 2014, 8:00 a.m. Contact: Fire Information is located at the Bonanza School; Fire Camp Information Phone # 541-545-1633 Current Situation: Yesterday fire fighters completed the fire line perimeter. Dozers were used to construct the majority of the fire line perimeter. On the steepest terrain too rugged for dozers, hand crews completed the remaining sections, thus completely encompassing the entire fire. Today, fire fighters will begin the next stage: mop-up. Mop-up involves fire fighters digging out hot spots and extinguishing all remaining heat. Mop-up starts along the perimeter and moves toward the center of the fire. Diligent efforts of the crews working around the clock speed up the fire containment and mop up progress Tonight the ODF IMT 1 would like to invite the community of Bonanza ...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Wildfire breaks out south of Hood River early Tuesday - updated 6:30 a.m. Oregon Department of Forestry firefighters responded to a 50-75 acre wildfire early on June 18 about 10 miles south of the community of Hood River. Reported at 3:45 a.m, the fire is burning on Hood River County forestry land. ODF has four fire engines and one bulldozer at the scene. A helicopter and five hand crews are being dispatched this morning. The U.S. Forest Service is assisting with a hand crew, a fire engine and overhead personnel. Cause of the fire is under investigation. Conditions in central Oregon are extremely dry for this time of year, and the public is asked to be especially mindful of fire safety precautions when visiting the forest. For more information: http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.com/

News update on the Two Bulls Fire http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/two_bulls_wildfire_crews_conti.html#incart_river_default

Brasada Ranch webcam NE of Bend.  Click on link below to go to website.  Camera is looking West.  Select tab for Last 2 hr, or Today, or Yesterday (or select other dates) to see time-lapse video.  Two Bulls Fire can be seen in the distance. http://brasada.miles360.com/webcam

map of the Two Bulls wildfire, as of Tuesday morning, June 10th:  

WILDFIRE SMOKE FORECAST OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY WEATHER OFFICE 330 PM PDT MON JUN 9, 2014 SIGNIFICANT FIRE INFORMATION: Two Bulls Fire – 10 miles NW of Bend, OR. For updated “Significant Fire” details, v isit ODF’s fire blog at http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.com/ or the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NWCC) at http://www.nwccweb.us/index.aspx . A “Significant Fire Potential” map , for ODF protected lands, is available at ( http://nfdrs.smkmgt.com/ODF_Significant_Fire_Potential.png ). AIR QUALITY: DEQ nephelometer readings returned to near “baseline” levels this afternoon across central Oregon (i.e. Sisters, Bend, Crater Lake) but remain slightly elevated from south-central Oregon across SE Oregon (i.e. Klamath Falls to Burns). Although satellite imagery shows considerably less smoke being produced by the “Two Bulls Fire’ compared to 24 hours ago, there is still some residual smoke along, south, and e...

Additional wildfire information for Central Oregon http://centralorfireinfo.blogspot.com/

map of the Two Bulls wildfire, as of Monday morning, June 9th:

WILDFIRE SMOKE FORECAST OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY WEATHER OFFICE 1155 AM PDT SUN JUN 8, 2014 SIGNIFICANT FIRE INFORMATION: Two Bulls Fire – 10 miles NW of Bend, OR. For updated “Significant Fire” details, v isit ODF’s fire blog at http://wildfireoregondeptofforestry.blogspot.com/ or the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center (NWCC) at http://www.nwccweb.us/index.aspx . A “Significant Fire Potential” map , for ODF protected lands, is available at ( http://nfdrs.smkmgt.com/ODF_Significant_Fire_Potential.png ). AIR QUALITY: DEQ nephelometer readings are indicating the presence of significant smoke in Sisters, Bend, and Crater Lake, with elevated smoke levels as far south as Klamath Falls. Satellite imagery is detecting a smoke plume extending southward, from the “Two Bulls Fire,” across south-central Oregon; turning southeastward across NE California, northern Nevada, and into western Utah . Statewide air quality index r...

Link to additional information on the Two Bulls wildfire https://www.facebook.com/TwoBullsFire

2014 Wildfire Smoke Season is Underway! The Two Bulls fire located 10 miles NW of Bend, OR is causing smoke impacts in Bend this morning. Smoke from the fire was captured in yesterdays MODIS satellite image.  As of this morning, the fire had burned 6,187 acres and was 5% contained.