ODF on High Alert for New Fire Starts with Extended Dry Pattern across State
Due to the extended drying pattern we are experiencing throughout the state, the Oregon Department of Forestry encourages anyone who may have completed a debris or slash burn in the past few months to check out the burn site.
ODF officials said embers can smolder beneath the surface -- even in winter -- after a burn and reignite in dry conditions. Windy weather over the weekend may have stirred up residual embers, which could start a fire.
If you feel heat at your burn site, drown the site with water, stir and repeat until it's cold to the touch.
Officials said similar weather conditions -- light easterly flow and below freezing temperatures -- will stick around through the end of the month and possibly into February.
ODF districts across the state are prepared to respond to any new fire starts.
Posted on 1/27/25 5:58AM by Sam Marsh
