June 10, 2015
SCOFMP Fire Information Officer:
Brian Reublinger
(541) 947-6243
FIRE UPDATE
Lakeview, Ore – After lightning activity last night, interagency fire crews have been
responding to smoke reports on lands managed by the Fremont-Winema National
Forest, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, Oregon Department
of Forestry (ODF), National Park Service - Crater Lake and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. As of 0800, firefighters are responding to 27 reported fires from yesterday’s
storms in the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership area (SCOFMP).
The largest is the 44 acre Campbell fire located approximately 15 miles northeast of
Plush, OR on BLM - Lakeview District lands. While the second largest on ODF
protected lands is the 2.5 acre Assumption fire located near Chiloquin, OR.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Wednesday
afternoon through evening for areas north of Chemult and Silver Lake for high winds
and low relative humidities. All areas south have a predicted forecast mostly cloudy
with scattered showers until noon then partly cloudy with temperatures in the 70s to
80s. While south central Oregon desert including the BLM land may experience this
afternoon scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Information can be found on the National Weather Service Medford Office website:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/?wfo=mfr
To report a wildland fire, call the Lakeview Interagency Fire Center at 541-947-6315 or
by calling 911.
For breaking news during the South Central Oregon’s fire season, please visit
facebook.com/scofmpfireinfo or twitter.com/scofmpfireinfo
For additional fire information visit:
Lakeview Interagency Fire Center
http://www.scofmp.org/lifc.shtml
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