If conditions are favorable, the Prineville District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to burn 13 piles of logging slash in the Outback Project area Thursday, November 10. The 227-acre project is located roughly 1 mile southeast of La Pine within the Darlene Fire footprint from 2021. The piles are concentrations of logging slash accumulated from salvage logging operations that took place after the Darlene Fire. The salvage logging operations were conducted to remove hazard trees from the burn area to mitigate safety concerns and reduce hazardous fuels that could burn in future wildfires. The project area will be clearly marked with signage. No road closures or delays are anticipated. The piles may smolder and burn for several days after ignition, producing smoke. Firefighters will monitor the piles during and after ignition until they are declared out. Smoke impacts are expected to be minimal; all efforts will be made to limit smoke impacts to surrounding communities. The possibili
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Brandon Fowler, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Manager
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Klamath County Sheriff’s Office are adjusting evacuation levels around the Darlene Fire in coordination with fire managers.
The following areas have been reduced from a Level 2 (Get Set) Evacuation Notice to a Level 1 (Be Ready) Evacuation notice:
All residences south of La Pine off of Darlene Way to the Deschutes/Klamath County Line including Old Ice Cave Rd.
All evacuation notices have been dropped in the areas previously in a Level 1 (Be Ready) Evacuation Notice:
Areas south of the Deschutes/Klamath County line including most of township 23 east of Hwy 97. This area includes Sun Forest Estates, Split Rail, and Antelope Meadows.