Lakeview, OR: The Fremont-Winema National Forest has made effective today, Friday, July 10th, 2015 at 12:01 am (0001 hrs.), Public Use Restrictions (PUR) for Mount Thielsen and Sky Lakes Wildernesses and will remain in effect until further notice. . This Order, No. FWF-2015-00-01 is necessary in those areas to decrease future wildfire potential. This Order restricts smoking to specific areas and the use of fire, campfires, charcoal, or stoves. This prohibition is needed as an increased fire prevention measure due to the current fire severity. PROHIBITION: (1) Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. $36 CFR 261.52(a) this includes charcoal briquette fires. Portable cooking stoves and heaters using liquefied or bottled gas are allowed. (2) Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, while stopped in an area at least (3) three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. $36 CFR 261.s2 (d)
Lakeview, OR - Over the past several days the SCOFMP area has received a significant amount of rain and with it an abundance of lightning. On July 5th, lightning produced 9 wildfires (5 on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, 3 on the Bureau of Land Management Lakeview District, and 1 on Oregon Department of Forestry protected lands) for a combined 2 acres. On July 6th, abundant rain and lightning produced another 11 wildfires (5 on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, 1 on the Bureau of Land Management Lakeview District, and 5 on Oregon Department of Forestry protected lands) for a combined 1 acre. All fires, from both days, were contained at initial attack sizes.