SCOFMP Fire Information Officer:
Brian Reublinger (541) 947-6243
June 11, 2015
FIRE UPDATE
Lakeview, OR – Fire activity yesterday increased by 6 additional wildfires brings the
two day total to 31. Firefighters kept all 31 wildfires from growing past initial attack
sizes. This morning there has only been one reported new fire in the SCOFMP area.
SCOFMP consists of lands managed by the Fremont-Winema National Forest (FWF),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, Oregon Department of
Forestry (ODF), National Park Service - Crater Lake (CLP), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS).
The largest of 6 wildfires reported yesterday was the 0.41 acre Tobin fire and second
largest was the Cowbell fire at 0.25 acres. All six were on ODF protected lands.
The National Weather Service has continued a Red Flag Warning through 8 pm Friday
evening for areas north of Chemult and Silver Lake for high winds and low relative
humidities. All areas south have a predicted forecast of sunny skies and temperatures
in the 80s today and Friday. There may be a thunderstorm over the Cascades or
Siskiyous Sunday or Monday as but the chances are slim otherwise
there is no precipitation expected for the next week.
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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