Heat Precautions For Pets
The Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO) would like to offer tips on keeping your pet safe as temperatures rise above ninety-degrees on the high desert. The best spot for your pet is inside a safe, cool house. Dogs and cats cannot cool their body temperatures as efficiently as humans.
If your pet is outside during the day, remember to provide protection from the sun and plenty of fresh, cool water. Remember that older, short muzzle and overweight dogs are more likely to overheat during hot weather. You can provide a wading pool to aid in cooling.
Heat Wave Smashing Records
A heat wave is smashing record highs and making it feel more like the middle of summer in Central Oregon this week. AccuWeather meteorologists say the heat began to build during the long Memorial Day holiday weekend as an area of high pressure expanded northward across the region.
Bend Fire and Rescue extinguished a slow moving brush fire early Monday evening on the west of the river at the base of Deschutes River Canyon. The fiire was extinguished after deploying a hose line down the canyon. A 50'x50' area in low brush was involved in what appeared to a a transient camp. Additional crews made access to fire location to assist with mop up. Water and foam was applied and fire line established around burned area. The cause of the fire is under investigation.