Monday night brought strong winds and sporadic thunderstorms throughout Central Oregon resulting in several small wildfires, with predictions of the same for Tuesday evening.
Today, firefighters responded to 13 new incidents and numerous fires across the area. Resources have been able to respond quickly and keep the new starts small. Firefighters will be working late to increase containment on active incidents. This evening, six potential new starts were reported shortly after 6 p.m. by a reconnaissance flight. Resources are responding to Incidents 532-533 and 535-538. Firefighters are on scene of Incident 532 which is 3-5 acres and started on the Deschutes National Forest near the Arnold Ice Caves off China Hat Rd. Resources are also on scene of Incident 537 which is 1.5 acres and located on the Deschutes National Forest near Green Butte. The other new starts are under an acre or have not been located yet. Containment increased significantly to 80% on the Fly Creek Fire today and there was no new growth. 140 personnel are assigned to the 280-acre fire. Great progress was made today mopping up along the dozer lines around the perimeter. Resources are paying
Firefighters made great progress today on existing wildfires across central Oregon. Resources were able to quickly find and respond to new starts throughout the day. Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightning began moving across the area this afternoon bringing new starts. In total, resources have responded to roughly 40 incidents across central Oregon since yesterday. Forward progression on the Fly Creek Fire has been stopped. Firefighters held the fire at 280 acres today and increased containment to 25%. Dozer line has been constructed around 80% of the fire perimeter. Control lines held this afternoon, despite being tested by 15 mph winds. Air support dropped retardant again late this afternoon to ensure containment efforts on the ground held. Firefighters will remain on scene securing control lines overnight. The Level 3 evacuation notice for the Perry South and Monty Campgrounds and the Level 2 evacuation notice for the Three Rivers area both remain in place. For information
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Prineville District plans to close the Flatiron Rock Trailhead parking area August 1-5 for maintenance. The trail will remain open. The Flatiron Rock Trail leads into the Oregon Badlands Wilderness and the parking area is located roughly 17 miles southeast of Bend, OR, off Highway 20. Maintenance will include laying, hardening, and compacting of gravel in the parking area to improve public land access and visitor experience. The Oregon Badlands Wilderness Management Plan, which guides BLM administration of the wilderness area, states that all trailheads will be hardened and compacted with gravel. The Flatiron Rock Trailhead is a priority since it has not been graveled before and it is a high-use trail. The project will improve visitor experience and reduce wilderness impacts beyond the trailhead footprint by clearly defining the parking area boundaries. The closest alternate trailhead parking area with foot access to the Flatiron Rock Trail is the Ba
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