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Wildfire Updates Air Quality Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBFirefighters Responding to Approximately 8-Acre Wildfire Near Hole in the Ground. May 10, 2024. 2:38 pm. Continue Reading. Prescribed Fire Update.

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Smoke and Your Health Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBSmoke is made up primarily of small particles, gases, and water vapor. These particles can be inhaled deeply into the lungs, damaging lung tissue and causing respiratory and …

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Deschutes National Forest Plans Spring Prescribed Burning Season

WEBPublic Health Recommends Getting “Smoke Ready” during Spring Prescribed Burn Season. Central Oregon – Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to start …

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Air Quality Resources Wildfire Smoke and Your Health

WEBAir Quality Resources. Many factors influence a person’s susceptibility to smoke, including severity and duration of smoke exposure and a person’s health. If you feel impacted by …

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Protect Your Health Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBHow smoke can impact you: Smoke can be a trigger for symptoms, such as wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness or coughing especially early in the morning or at night.. …

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Smoke & Air Quality Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBThe AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you. The AQI focuses on …

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Fact Sheet: Public Health Guidance for School Outdoor …

WEB2 Watch for symptoms Wildfire smoke can make asthma symptoms worse. It can trigger asthma attacks. Symptoms of asthma include coughing, shortness of breath,

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Protect Your Health During Smoke Events

WEBProtect Your Health During Smoke Events Limit your exposure to smoke. Check the air quality index (AQI) daily to plan your outdoor activities when AQI is at lower

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What is Prescribed Fire

WEBPrescribed fires, also known as controlled burns, refer to the planned and controlled use of fire by a team of experts under specific conditions of temperature, wind, and humidity. …

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Prescribed Fire Plans Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBPrescribed fires are carefully planned and implemented by fire-management professionals in areas where forest restoration is most needed and wildfire risk is greatest, which …

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Smoke Entering Central Oregon from Mt. Shasta

WEBJune 30, 2021. 11:25 am. Residents may be observing smoke today that is entering the Central Oregon region from the Lava and Tennant Fires near Mt. Shasta in northern …

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Prineville BLM set to begin winter prescribed burning program

WEBIn addition, fire and fuels managers are working closely this year with air quality and public health authorities on prescribed burns due to COVID-19. For more …

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Hazardous fuels treatments show benefits

WEBThe Central Oregon Fire Information website is supported by Promoting Ecosystem Resilience and Fire Adapted Communities Together, a cooperative …

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Frequently Asked Questions Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBThe particulate matter (also called “PM”) in wildfire smoke poses the biggest risk to the public’s health. The potential health effects vary based on the type of plants burning, …

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Smoke Update, July 24, 2023 Central Oregon Fire Information

WEBSmoke Update, July 24, 2023. July 24, 2023. 9:10 pm. Central Oregon is experiencing smoke impacts from the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest and other fires …

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Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Update – July 3

WEBCentral Oregon – Firefighters remained busy yesterday picking up 7 new fires, the largest of which was incident 494, a 5 acre fire off of Highway 20 near the Oregon …

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Deep Creek Fire and Johnson Ridge Fire Update

WEBDate: July 30, 2021. Contact: Central Oregon Fire Information Desk, 541-316-7711, [email protected] Area under fire weather watch for excessive heat and lightning through …

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Fire Crews remain busy catching lightning fires

WEBFirefighters around Central Oregon spent a busy afternoon and night responding to 39 reports of new fires yesterday. While seven of these turned out to be …

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WEBFollowing yesterday's very active day of wildfires, including those in Redmond that prompted emergency evacuation notices, Central Oregon Fire would like …

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