No burning in the Eugene-area for the remainder of the week

All burns in the Eugene-area were completed by 16:20 this afternoon. Conditions are not favorable for additional burning in Eugene-area for the remainder of the week, nor this coming weekend.

Burning planned in west Eugene on October 14-15

Favorable winds are forecast for Wednesday and Thursday (October 14-15) for burning in west Eugene. Burning is planned for Willow Creek (#8), Greenhill (#5), and East Kirk (#3).

Burning planned for Sunday near Eugene

Burning planned for Sunday for Units 2 (Long Tom), 3 (East Kirk), & 8 (Willow Creek). Another day of northeast wind is forecast, which is necessary to protect air quality in Eugene.

Burning Applegate units today (October 3rd)

Most of the planned burn units in the vicinity of Fern Ridge Reservoir received rain early this morning, however the Applegate units north of Elmira are still dry and will be burned first; if the other units dry out and the winds remain favorable for keeping the Valley smoke-free the units north of Fern Ridge may be burned this afternoon.

Burning planned near Fern Ridge Reservoir on Saturday, October 3rd

Planning to burn units 1, 2, 3, & 4 tomorrow, Saturday October 3rd. Ignition will likely begin at the Spires Unit around 10:00. There is still a chance of rain tonight, which would likely delay ignition until noon or later. Depending on how burning goes Saturday, there appears to be favorable weather to burn the Willow Creek units (#8) on Sunday. The current weather forecast indicates a switch to northwest wind starting Monday, which would preclude additional burning in the west Eugene area.

Burning planned to begin October 1st in the Eugene-Springfield area

Wildfire danger has sufficiently decreased, and the winds are forecasted to become favorable for ecological burning sourthern Willamette Valley starting October 1st.  Tentative plans are for burning in the Mount Pisgah area first due to favorable northwest winds. If the weather is as forecasted, Units 9 and 10 would be ignited starting in the late morning, with ignition operations complete in the afternoon.

Winds are forecast to switch to a northeasterly flow starting Saturday, which would be favorable for transporting smoke away from planned burns in the West Eugene Wetlands. The current weather forecast is uncertain as to whether the cut-off low that is bringing the wind shift will also bring any rain to western Oregon.  If significant rain does occur, this will likely preclude burning.

Planned burn units in the southern Willamette Valley

A larger-scale map of the burns planned in the vicinity of west Eugene.

A larger-scale map of the burns planned in the vicinity of Mount Pisgah.

Notification letters have been mailed to neighboring landowners

Notification letters were mailed out this week to all owners of taxlots located within 1/4 mile of planned burn units. Burning is dependent upon weather and the regional and national wildfire situation. Burning will not occur until the Northwest Preparedness Level has decreased to 3 (meaning that adequate firefighters are available for the current and anticipated wildfires). The weather also needs to be such that the fire operations would be safe, produce the desired effects, and smoke would minimally impact residents. Current weather forecast is not favorable for burning, and consequently no burning is anticipated for the week of September 12.

We are currently experiencing technical difficulty with our Prescribed Fire Information Line. Normally, the current status of burning is available on a recording at 541-683-6970.