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Size: 1,306 acres Start Date: July 22, 2024 Cause: Human – Under Investigation Location: 5 miles west of Mosier, OR Containment: 53% Fuels: Brush, timber, and grass Highlights: The Central Cascades Interagency Management Team assumed command of the Microwave Tower Fire on Monday, July 29, 2024. Yesterday, crews made excellent progress in building and securing lines. On the western edge of the […]
Read moreBy virtue of the authority vested in me by ORS 477.625, ORS 477.670, and OAR 629-043-0070, Ihereby issue notice the following subject area is susceptible to damage by fire and proclaim IndustrialFire Precaution Level 2 to be in effect:All lands protected by the Central Oregon Protection District, in regulateduse area(s) MH-1 and all forestland within one-eighth mile thereof.Under Industrial Fire Precaution Level […]
Read moreEffective 12:01 am on July 01,2024 the following are prohibited under this regulated closure:
Read moreStarting June 21, 2024 the Mosier Fire District Fire Administration office will have new hours for Fire Season. The new hours will be from 12:00 noon until 8:00pm Monday thorough Friday. This change is being done to facilitate a more expeditious response in the event of a wildfire. The hours will return to normal hours starting November 1, 2024.
Read moreIn observance of Juneteenth, The Mosier Fire District Administration Office will be closed on Wednesday June 19, 2024. The Office will reopen on Thursday June 20,2024 during normal business hours.
Read moreMosier Fire District Budget Committee HearingThursday, June 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.To be directly followed bythe regular June MFD Board MeetingA public hearing of the Budget Committee of the Mosier Fire District, Wasco County, State ofOregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 will be held at6:00 p.m. at the Mosier Senior Center, 500 […]
Read moreEffective: 12:01 a.m., June 10, 2024By virtue of the authority vested in me by ORS 477.625, ORS 477.670, and OAR 629-043-0070, I herebyissue notice the following subject area is susceptible to damage by fire and proclaim Industrial FirePrecaution Level 1 to be in effect:All lands within the Central Oregon Forest Protection District, in regulated use areas MH-1 andMH-4, and all forestland within […]
Read moreThe Oregon Department of Forestry is declaring Fire Season to be effective at 12:01 am on June 10, 2024 for the Central Oregon Fire Protection District. The following acts are prohibited during fire season in accordance with ORS 477.510and ORS 477.512:(1) Smoking while working in or traveling through any operation area.(2) The use of fuse and caps for blasting, unless approval is […]
Read moreYesterday morning, the Wasco County Commissioners passed a resolution banning Fireworks within the county effective immediately.
Read moreThe Wasco County Commissioners voted to institute a county wide debris burn ban that will take effect on June 10, 20024 at 12:01 am. Please see attached Press Release for mor information. Until ODF institutes its Regulated Use Closures, activities such as campfires are still allowed.
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