LAKEVIEW, Ore. – South
central Oregon wildland firefighters responded to numerous lightning caused
fires over the weekend.
As of 5 p.m. today, wildland
firefighters have responded to over 20 confirmed fires caused by lighting.
The six acre Randy fire is located
approximately eight miles east of Bonanza and the largest incident from the
weekend. Lakeview District Bureau of Land Management is the lead agency
responding to the Randy fire and has initiated a full suppression response with
assistance from Fremont-Winema National Forest and Oregon Department of
Forestry.
Firefighters
from all partner agencies assisted with the weekend response to the numerous lightning
strikes. Crater Lake National Park was especially hit hard with eight of the
lighting starts.
Firefighting
efforts were bolstered by advanced planning performed by fire managers in
prepositioning additional resources that were requested in preparation for the
forecasted lightning strikes.
Current
forecasts indicate a reduced probability of lighting over the next few days
with additional strikes possible in the middle or latter part of the week.
Community
safety and that of our firefighters is the number one priority for all SCOFMP employees.
The South Central
Oregon Fire Management Partnership provides comprehensive fire services to more
than eight million acres of land administered by Lakeview District Bureau of
Land Management; Fremont-Winema National Forest; Oregon Department of Forestry
Klamath-Lake District; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hart Mountain National
Antelope Refuge and Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge; and National Park Service
Crater Lake National Park. The area encompasses federal, state and private
lands within south central Oregon and northwest Nevada.
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