Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters Ranger Districts are planning prescribed burn operations for Thursday, October 5. The Sisters Ranger District
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Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists plan to conduct prescribed burning on the Bend-Fort Rock, Crescent and Sisters Ranger Districts starting tomorrow if favorable conditions persist. The Sisters Ranger District plans to conduct 364 acres of prescribed fire approximately six miles south of Sisters at the junction of Forest Service Road (FSR) 16 (Three Creek Road) and FSR 1514 (Pole Creek Road). Ignitions are slated to begin Tuesday and could last through Thursday. Temporary trail closures on the Peterson Tie Trail will be in place starting a half mile south of the Whychus Creek Scenic Overlook extending to FSR 1514. Trail users should use alternative routes until prescribed fire signs are removed from the trail. No road closures are anticipated; however, smoke signage will be present along FSR 16 and FSR 1514 and drivers are asked to slow down, turn on headlights and use caution for firefighters working along the roadway. The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plans to conduct two p