Central Oregon
Interagency Dispatch Center
4550 SW Airport Way
Prineville,
OR 97754
Contact: Media
Desk: 541-416-6811
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FIRE
NEWS--Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center
For
Immediate Release: August 22, 2014 9:00 a.m.
Central Oregon Fire Update
Central Oregon – Several changes this morning to closures in the National Forests due to
reduced fire activity on the Muskrat and South Forks Fires. In the Deschutes National Forest, the West
Cultus Lake boat-in Campground and trails north of Cultus Lake have reopened to
public entry. Also, the entire closure
area in the Ochoco National Forest has reopened to the public, although there
are still closures in place on BLM and Malheur National Forests associated with
the South Forks Complex. The fire information number for this incident is 866-347-0636 or
find the most recent closures and announcements at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4042/.
The South Forks Complex is now 90% contained.
Public use restrictions as well as an
Industrial Fire Precaution Level III (IFPL III) are still in place for Federal
lands in Central Oregon. The public use
restriction currently prohibits open fires, including charcoal fires, except in
designated campgrounds. IFPL III means
that personal and commercial woodcutters are prohibited from operating power
saws. Public use restrictions and the
IFPL III apply to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests, Crooked River National
Grassland, and the BLM Prineville District.
For details on these specific restrictions, please contact the Central
Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center at 541-416-6811.
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