VALE â The Bureau of Land Managementâs Vale District Office announced on Monday that additional fire restrictions will take effect Thursday.
âIt is uncommonly drier than normal in eastern Oregon, which is why we are entering into fire restrictions earlier than we have the last few years,â Vale District Fire Management Officer Tracy Skerjanec said in a news release. âRising temperatures combined with minimal precipitation throughout June have now cured the annual grasses and other fine fuels that carry fire quickly.â
Large wildfires are already starting in the Pacific Northwest, where wildfire season normally occurs in late summer. Vale joins the Oregon Department of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service in issuing restrictions intended to protect public and private lands and communities in eastern Oregon.
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