HAPPENING TODAY: Prescribed burns around Central Oregon
Kelsey Merison
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening today, three prescribed burns are set to take place around Central Oregon.
-10 a.m. 4/24 on 100 acres 3 miles NW of Sisters, W of Hwy 20 along FSR 1012.
-10 a.m. 4/24 on 363 acres 11 miles south of Bend and 4 miles east of Lava Butte
-11 a.m. 4/24 on 80 acres, 4 miles west of the Highway 58 and 97 junction. That’s about 58 miles south of Bend and 8 miles north of Chemult.
Nearby residents are advised to close doors and windows at night to mitigate smoke impacts. Those impacts are most likely overnight and in the early-morning hours.
You can text ‘COFIRE’ to 888777 to receive wildfire and prescribed fire text alerts.