FIRES ON ODF-PROTECTED LANDS
Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA). On Monday, May 25, at approximately 1 p.m., the Sandy Creek Fire was reported burning in steep, rocky terrain, eight miles east of Bridge, OR, on forestlands protected by CFPA/ODF. This afternoon, the fire was estimated at approximately 35 acres and is 60 percent lined. The cause of the fire is under investigation. More information is available in the news release regarding the Sandy Creek Fire issued today by CFPA and posted at http://coosfpa.net/newsreleases.aspx. Unless other updates are necessary, this will be the only report on this fire.
FIRES ON OTHER LANDS
No new fires were reported burning on other lands in Oregon.
FIRE STATISTICS
Fire statistics are for the current year and the average over the past 10 years for the 16 million acres of private and public forestland protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.
January 1, 2015, through today:
Lightning-caused fires: 6 fires burned 3 acres
Human-caused fires: 102 fires burned 275 acres
Total: 108 fires burned 278 acres
10-year average (January 1 through the present date in the year):
Lightning-caused fires: 8 fires burned 8 acres
Human-caused fires: 80 fires burned 88 acres
Total: 88 fires burned 388 acres
Fire statistics can be accessed any time from the ODF website.
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