Acres: 686 Number of Personnel: 201
Percent Containment: 5% Cause: Under Investigation
Date/Time Detected: July 13, 2021, 1:30 p.m. Origin/Location: La Pine, Oregon
LA PINE, Ore. – On the Darlene Fire yesterday, crews laid more hose around the perimeter of the
fire and mopped up within the fire lines. They continue to secure the areas around structures as
well. Fire operations today will include strengthening the containment lines and watching for
any spot fires that could occur outside of the established lines.
Today’s temperatures are predicted to be in the low to mid 80s. Winds will be from the
southwest switching to northwest in the afternoon again. Relative Humidity (RH) is coming back
up with good recoveries at night, helping decrease fire behavior. Fuel moistures are still at
record lows, especially for July, and firefighters will continue to watch for any spot fires that
could ignite and spread rapidly.
Tonight, there will be a community meeting at the La Pine Park and Recreation District,
16405 1st St., at 6 p.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the Deschutes National
Forest’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/deschutesnationalforest.
Evacuations: https://www.deschutes.org/sheriff/page/emergency-information
Level 3: Go Now Residences on Darlene Way south of La Pine to the Deschutes/Klamath
County line, and along Old Ice Cave Road.
Level 2: Be Set Areas south of the Deschutes/Klamath County line including the Sun Forest
Estates, Split Rail subdivision and Antelope Meadows.
Closures and Fire Restrictions:
- Bureau of Land Management/US Forest Service: All open fires are prohibited. All the units are at an Industrial Fire Precaution Level 3 (IFPL 3). Commercial and private firewood cutting is no longer permitted. These units will be moving to an IFPL 4 as of Saturday morning at 12:01 a.m. Information is available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices.
- Oregon Department of Forestry: ODF Central Oregon is in Regulated Closure. Information is available at www.odfcentraloregon.com.
- Walker Range: Walker Range is also in Regulated Closure www.walkerrange.org.
InciWeb (Incident Website): https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7665/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deschutesnationalforest
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CentralORFire
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