Fire Information: 425-324-1267 (7 a.m. – 7 p.m.)
Email: darlenefireinfo@gmail.com
Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7665/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/deschutesnationalforest
Twitter: twitter.com/CentralORFire
Acres: 686
Number of Personnel: 220
Percent Containment: 61%
Cause: Under Investigation
Date/Time Detected: July 13, 2021, 1:30 p.m.
Origin/Location: La Pine, Oregon
La Pine, ORE. – Containment on the Darlene Fire increased to 61% yesterday evening as fire crews
continued to secure lines around the perimeter. Today, fire activity is expected to remain low with some
smoldering and minimal creeping behavior. Crews will continue to strengthen containment lines and work
their way further into the interior of the fire perimeter, extinguishing any hot spots that they find.
Today’s weather is expected to be warmer and drier, with minimal impact on fire activity. Morning
southerly winds will turn westerly in the afternoon but should remain light with a few gusts reaching 10-
15mph. Relative humidity (RH) will decrease slightly, allowing moderate recoveries overnight.
Northwest Incident Management Team 6 will be transitioning with a local Type 4 Incident Management
Team at 0600 Monday July 19, 2021. All current fire communication including email, the phone line, and
InciWeb will cease at 0600 Monday. For more information about the Darlene Fire after the team
transition call the Central Oregon Fire Information Desk phone at (541) 316-7711 from 7am to 7pm or
visit www.centraloregonfire.org and follow on the Deschutes National Forest Facebook page.
Evacuations: https://www.deschutes.org/sheriff/page/emergency-information
All residences south of La Pine off of Darlene Way to the Deschutes/Klamath County Line including Old
Ice Cave Rd have been reduced from a Level 3 (Go Now) Evacuation Notice to a Level 2 (Get Set)
Evacuation notice.
Areas south of the Deschutes/Klamath County line including most of township 23 east of Hwy 97, Sun
Forest Estates, Split Rail, and Antelope Meadows, have been reduced from a Level 2 (Get Set)
Evacuation Notice to a Level 1 (Be Ready) Pre-Evacuation notice.
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 4 (IFPL 4). Commercial and private firewood cutting is no longer
permitted. Information is available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/deschutes/alerts-notices.
Oregon Department of Forestry: Central Oregon is in regulated closure www.odfcentraloregon.com.
Walker Range: Walker Range is also in Regulated Closure www.walkerrange.org.