Pendleton, Ore. (May 7, 2025) — The Pomeroy Ranger District of Umatilla
National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations. This work
will start today and continue through the next few weeks as the weather
conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation
and hazardous forest fuels to help protect local communities, infrastructure
and natural resources from wildfires.
Prescribed fires planned for the area include:
· Prescribed burning is estimated to start May 7 and continuing over
the next few weeks in Big Butte and Cloverland Area approximately 13 miles
Southwest of Asotin, WA in five separate activity units totaling 100 acres.
Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas
before and during burns.
Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information about air quality.
Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the
forest website, social media channels, and our USFS R6
Tri-Forest Prescribed Fire Projects interactive map. We will notify county emergency management
officials when burning begins.
The Umatilla National Forest works closely with the Washington State
Department of Natural Resources in accordance with State’s Smoke Management
Plans. All burns are monitored until declared out.
Additional information about the Umatilla National Forest is
available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/umatilla.
About
the Forest Service:
The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and
communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in
world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest
Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares
for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological,
and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land,
provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest
wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest
Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900
million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are
urban forests where most Americans live.
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