Central OR Fire Info

🔥#Zenfire Update: The fire held at 1000 acres overnight and has not continued to grow. Fire crews and resources are on the ground responding.

🔥Update: the #ZenFire located about 5 miles south of Clarno has grown to approx. 800 acres and is moving W/SW. Multiple resources including the United States Wildland Fire Service are responding. For more info visit centraloregonfire.org.

New Start: 🔥 Firefighters are responding to a new wildfire ~5 miles south of Clarno on Prineville District BLM lands. ~150 acres burning in grass/brush/sage; cause under investigation. Containment: 0%. Wildfire Update - Incident 231 | Central Oregon Fire Information

The @DesNatlForest, @OchocoNatForest & Prineville District BLM will move to Stage 1 Public Use Fire Restrictions on Mon. May 18. 🔥Campfires prohibited except designated campgrounds 🪵Woodcutting prohibited 1-8 p.m. 🧨Fireworks prohibited ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/15/cen…

The #PineMountainFire is 100% contained at 2,589 acres. The fire will transition back to the local unit tonight. This will be the final update unless significant changes occur. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/12/pin…

The #PineMountainFire is 85% contained and remains 2,589 acres in size. Today, firefighters will continue mop-up, back hauling equipment and identifying suppression repair needs. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/11/pin…

The #PineMountainFire is 85% contained. The fire acreage remains at 2,589 acres. Today, firefighters continued mop up and began to back haul excess equipment & identify suppression repair needs.

The #PineMountainFire is at 2,589 acres w/ a decrease in acreage due to mapping refinement following an infrared flight. The fire is 70% contained. Yesterday, firefighters declared the fire's eastern edge, consisting primarily of grassy flats, contained. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/10/pin…

The #PineMountainFire experienced no growth today. The fire is mapped at 2,589 acres w/ a decrease in acreage due to mapping refinement following an infrared flight. The fire is 70% contained. Today firefighters mopped up at a depth of 150 feet interior of the fire perimeter.

View of the #PineMountainFire this morning (5/9).

The #PineMountainFire had no growth overnight. Firefighters worked through the night to secure the fire perimeter. The fire is currently estimated at 2,866 acres and is 25% contained. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/09/pin…

The #PineMountainFire experienced moderated fire behavior today. The fire is currently estimated at 2,866 acres and is 25% contained. Acreage increase due to more accurate mapping. ℹ️Evening Update: centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/08/pin…

Firefighters continue to hold & reinforce existing line around the #PineMountainFire perimeter. Hotspots along secured fireline are being mopped up to a depth of 50-100 feet to further establish containment.

🔥The #PineMountainFire experienced minimal growth overnight. Firefighters worked through the night constructing line to minimize fire spread. The fire is currently estimated at 2,483 acres and is 15% contained. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/08/pin…

The Pine Mountain Prescribed Burn on @DesNatlForest was declared a wildfire at approximately 4 p.m. today. Although forecasted weather conditions were within parameters for the prescribed burn, multiple spot fires occurred outside of the unit boundary. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/07/pin…

🔥Ignitions are complete on RP3000 Prescribed Burn.

🔥Test fire is favorable on RP3000 Prescribed Burn located 5 miles SE of Crescent. Firefighters plan to ignite the remaining 80 acres today. ⚠️Smoke will be visible from Highway 97, Crescent and La Pine.

❌Prescribed burning ignitions are CANCELLED Thursday (5/7) on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Pine Mountain Prescribed Burn located on Pine Mountain 14 miles southeast of Bend due to unfavorable conditions. ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/07/pre…

🔥Ignitions are complete on DMR 3 and part of the RP 3000 Prescribed Burn. Smoke is visible from Hwy 97, Crescent and La Pine. If conditions are favorable Thurs. (5/7) firefighters will finish ignitions on the remaining 80 acres.

Firefighters on the @DesNatlForest plan to conduct the following prescribed burning on Thurs. (5/7) 🔥RP 3000 Prescribed Burn - 80 acres | 5 miles SE of Crescent 🔥Pine Mountain Prescribed Burn - 510 acres | 14 miles SE of Bend ℹ️centraloregonfire.org/2026/05/06/pre…