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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel> <atom:link href="http://inciweb.org/feeds/rss/articles/i/1475/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>InciWeb Incident Articles for Ochoco</title><link>http://inciweb.org/forest/1475/</link><description>Latest articles for Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:16:19 -06:00</pubDate><language>en-us</language><item><title><![CDATA["Closure Status &amp; Campfire Safety (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/8068/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/8068/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests, and Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management Office of CommunicationsWorking as One to Serve Central Oregonwww.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon For immediate release: August 29, 2008Contact: Virginia Gibbons 541/416-6647  OCHOCO NATIONAL FOREST CLOSURE STATUS &amp; CAMPFIRE SAFETYPRINEVILLE-The Ochoco National Forest has had two area and road closure orders in place due to the Black Canyon and Bridge Creek Fires, since August 15, 2008 and August 17, 2008, respectively. Hunters and other forest visitors have been eager to access the areas for camping and other recreational activities. Forest officials have been reviewing the continued need for the closures for public safety purposes on a daily basis.As of this morning, Acting Paulina District Ranger Slater Turner announced that the Black Canyon closure, in its entirety, which includes the Black Canyon Wilderness and adjacent forest roads, has been lifted. Concurrently, Lookout Mountain District..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:53:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Black Canyon Wilderness Area/road Closures Lifted (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1475/8066/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/closures/article/1475/8066/</guid><description><![CDATA["TERMINATION OF ORDER  Ochoco National Forest     Pursuant to Title 36 CFR 261.50(a) and (b), the prohibitions listed in Forest Supervisor&#39;s Order # OCH-2008-001-3, regarding Special Area Closure on the Ochoco National Forest issued by Daniel W. Torrence on August 22, 2008 is terminated effective August 29, 2008.      August 29, 2008 /s/ Jeff Walter Date JEFF WALTERForest SupervisorOchoco National"]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:45:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU Update 25 Aug 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/8009/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/8009/</guid><description><![CDATA[" Northwest Fire Use Management Team  Matt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 25, 2008For further information call Ochoco WFU Fire Information at 541-416-6503 until 8 pm today. After today, contact Virginia Gibbons at (541) 416-6647 or the COIDC media desk at (541) 416-6800. The Northwest Fire Use Management Team will turn over command of the Ochoco Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Complex to a Type 3 Team on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.Crews have been checking the spread of the Black Canyon Fire with localized suppression actions around the fire perimeter. Over this past weekend, lower humidity and higher temperatures assisted firefighters in locating remaining hot spots. Most smokes were in the interior. Smoldering fuels within 100 feet of the fire perimeter were extinguished. The fire remains at about 1,620 acres, of which 880 acres is wilderness.In the Black Canyon Wilderness, crews have been using minimum impact techniques (MIST) to check and hold the spread of..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:06:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU Complex Press Release for Aug 22, 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7971/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7971/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northwest Fire Use Management TeamMatt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 22, 2008 7 pmFor further information call Ochoco WFU Fire Information at 541-416-6503To receive fire updates by email contact us at ochocowfu@gmail.com The Northwest Fire Use Team continues to manage Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires in the Black Canyon and Mill Creek Wildernesses. The Central Oregon Interagency Management Team is now providing the public information service for the Bridge Creek Fire (1-866-534-9655).Black Canyon WildernessFire activity has been diminished on the Black Canyon WFU since Tuesday because of some rain, higher humidity, and cooler temperatures. Crews have been limiting the spread of the fire around the fire perimeter and checking spot fires outside that main fire perimeter. Warmer temperature and lower humidity over the upcoming weekend will likely result in more creeping of the fire and more individual tree torching. The fire area remains at about 2,000..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:19:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU Aug 19, 2008 News Release (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7892/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7892/</guid><description><![CDATA["Download the original attachment Northwest Fire Use Management Team Matt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 19, 2008 at noonFor further information call Ochoco WFU Fire Information at 541-416-6503To receive fire updates by email contact us at ochocowfu@gmail.com The Northwest Fire Use Team will continue to manage Wildland Fire Use (WFU) fires in the Black Canyon and Mill Creek Wildernesses. The Central Oregon Interagency Management Team took command of the Bridge Creek fire at 1800 hours on Sunday and they are now providing the public information service for that fire (1-866-534-9655). A community meeting is scheduled for 6 pm this evening at the community hall in Mitchell. Black Canyon WildernessFire activity on the Black Canyon (and Bridge Creek) fires was lower on Monday in comparison to the crown fire observed over the weekend because of increased cloud cover, humidity and light rainfall in some areas. Larger accumulations of fuel continued to burn but..."]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:30:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU News Release for Aug 18, 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7874/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7874/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northwest Fire Use Management TeamMatt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 18, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.For further information call Ochoco WFU Fire Information at 541-416-6503To receive fire updates by email contact us at ochocowfu@gmail.com  Bridge Creek WildernessThe Bridge Creek Fire remained active throughout Sunday night. Estimated size as of Monday morning is 5,000 acres. The Central Oregon Incident Management Team (Type II), Incident Commander Mark Rapp, assumed command of the fire at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Information about the Bridge Creek Fire will be provided by the Central Oregon Team out of the ICP at Walton Lake Snopark (a Fire Information number and email address will be provided later today). Air and ground resources are being focused on the north and east sides of the fire. Fire crews have also established an anchor point on the SW corner of the fire at Gable Creek and are constructing line north up the west side of the fire. An Area Closure is in..."]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:50:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU News Release for Aug 17, 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7875/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7875/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northwest Fire Use Management TeamMatt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 17, 2008 3 pmFor further information call 541-416-6503, 6655, 6500 Bridge Creek WildernessLate Saturday afternoon the Bridge Creek Fire made a run south across forest stringers and grass scablands to Pisgah Spring and Forest Road 2630. Last night winds shifted to the southeast, a rare occurrence in Central Oregon, pushing the fire down-slope and to the northwest. The fire crossed Forest Road 2630-450 around 11:30 pm and moved onto private land. The fire was roughly 5,000 acres by morning. Smoke will be visible today from spots in the Hwy 26 corridor from Prineville to John Day, especially in late afternoon.When the fire left the wilderness it passed the management boundaries for this wildland fire use. The management objective then moved towards suppression, an option under Wildland Fire Use. Management of the Bridge Creek Fire will be transferred to the Central Oregon Type II..."]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:55:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU News Release for Aug 16, 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7876/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7876/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northwest Fire Use Management TeamMatt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 16, 2008For further information call 541-416-6503, 6655, 6500The Northwest Fire Use Management Team is managing four fires in three wildernesses on the Ochoco National Forest northeast and east of Prineville, Oregon. These lightning-caused fires are being managed for resource benefits in the wildernesses. Benefits include reduction of hazardous fuels, wildlife habitat improvement, and natural ecological function. Low intensity fires reinvigorate the growth of grasses and forbs next growing season and so provide improved forage for wildlife.Black Canyon WildernessThe Wolf Fire is located on a moist north slope of grand fir at 6000 ft. elevation. The fire is 5 acres in size and about 1 mile west of the 747 fire, which burned in 2006. The Black Canyon Fire is located in a drier south aspect mixed conifer forest (grand fir, Douglas fir, ponderosa pine) at 5800 ft. elevation. It has grown..."]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:06:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU News Release for Aug 15, 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1475/7878/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/announcements/article/1475/7878/</guid><description><![CDATA["Northwest Fire Use Management TeamMatt Reidy, Incident CommanderOCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 15, 2008For further information call 541-416-6503The Northwest Fire Use Management Team is managing four small fires in three wildernesses on the Ochoco National Forest northeast and east of Prineville, Oregon. These fires are one acre to about 75 acres in size and are burning in three wildernesses: Mill Creek, Bridge Creek and Black Canyon. These lightning fires provide the opportunity to use Wildland Fire Use to achieve resource management objectives, including allow fire to play its natural role in these ecosystems, where private property and social values can be protected. The Northwest Fire Use Management Team specializes in management of Wildland Fire Use. While this is only the 3rd year for the team, individual members have decades of fire experience in eastern Oregon. The team is led by Matt Reidy and has members from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Presently the team has..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:16:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Ochoco WFU Fire Update for August 15, 2008 (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7846/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7846/</guid><description><![CDATA["OCHOCO WILDLAND FIRE USE COMPLEXAugust 15, 2008For further information call 541-416-6503 The Northwest Fire Use Management Team is managing four small fires in three wildernesses on the Ochoco National Forest northeast and east of Prineville, Oregon. These fires are one acre to about 75 acres in size and are burning in three wildernesses: Mill Creek, Bridge Creek and Black Canyon. These lightning fires provide the opportunity to use Wildland Fire Use to achieve resource management objectives, including allow fire to play its natural role in these ecosystems, where private property and social values can be protected. The Northwest Fire Use Management Team specializes in management of Wildland Fire Use. While this is only the 3rd year for the team, individual members have decades of fire experience in eastern Oregon. The team is led by Matt Reidy and has members from throughout the Pacific Northwest. Presently the team has 35 people working on the four fires on the Ochoco National..."]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:40:00 -06:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["Wildland Fire Use in Ochoco Wildernesses (Ochoco Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit)"]]></title><link>http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7845/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1475/7845/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ochoco and Deschutes National Forests andPrineville District, Bureau of Land ManagementOffice of Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sue OlsonAugust 13, 2008 (541) 383-5561 Wildland Fire Use in Ochoco Wildernesses PRINEVILLE-With multiple fires naturally ignited by lightning last week, there is now opportunity to use the &quot;Wildland Fire Use&quot; (WFU) tool in three wildernesses of the Ochoco National Forest. Forest Supervisor Jeff Walter and fire managers will use the WFU tool for three small fires currently burning in the Black Canyon, Mill Creek and Bridge Creek Wildernesses. Fire managers use WFU to allow fire to play its natural role in the ecosystem when the conditions are right, and the fire is started by natural ignition. The entire Ochoco National Forest is covered by a WFU plan, providing this tool to help restore the natural role of fire to fire-adapted ecosystems.WFU does include active management of the fires. WFU does not mean that fires are left to burn. A..."]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:35:00 -06:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>