Lakeview Interagency Fire Center

Mission Statement:

The Lakeview Interagency Fire Center (LIFC) serves as the focal point to provide all-risk dispatching, logistical support, intelligence, resource status and availability, relative to anticipated and ongoing incident activity for all cooperating agencies within the LIFC Zone of influence. The center facilitates movement of resources between cooperating agencies, units and concurrently ensures fire suppression capabilities by monitoring weather, fire danger and prescribed burning activity within the area. The center also responds to requests for resources to neighboring units and NWCC.

News:

Portions of Klamath and Lake Counties End Fire Season

24-Oct-2008 12:44:30
Lakeview, Oregon - [Klamath Falls] Fire managers from the Klamath-Lake District of Oregon Department of Forestry have declared an end to the 2008 fire season at 12:01 AM on Friday morning, October 24. The District covers private, state, county and some BLM forest land roughly south of Chemult and Timothy Butte. Fire season is still in effect for the northern Klamath and Lake county area protected by Walker-Range Forest Protective Association.

Along with the end of fire season, the ban on open debris burning in Klamath-Lake District is lifted. Check with your local rural structural fire district for burning and permit regulations within their districts and the county health departments for air quality restrictions. Debris burning reminders are as follows: " Burn only during daylight hours " Burn in cleared areas " Burn in 'no wind' conditions (0-7 mph) " Burn only when you are meeting the Air Quality guidelines, and " Burn only when a responsible person can be in attendance with a shovel and water supply.

The end of fire season lifts forest operation requirements, including watchman service and fire equipment, in effect on forest lands within the Klamath-Lake District. Contact: Dennis Lee Greg Pittman R.D. Buell (541) 883-5681 (541) 947-3311 (541) 433-2451

Falling Temperatures and Increasing Moistures Levels Bring Relief from Fire Restrictions

23-Sep-2008 9:00:55
Lakeview, Oregon - Lakeview, Oregon - Lakeview, Oregon - Lakeview- Effective at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept.23,Public Use Restrictions(PURs) will be rescinded from all lands managed by the Lakeview District Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Fremont-Winema National Forests.

The only Lakeview District BLM-managed lands not covered by this order are those within the Klamath Falls Resource Area that are west of the Langell Valley. This area is under the fire protection of the ODF. Information regarding that apply to ODF protected lands may be obtained by calling (541)883-5681

Specific fire locations and other information can be found on the LIFC Daily Intelligence Report.

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