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Burns Newsroom

BIFZ (Burns Interagency Fire Zone)

Bureau of Land Management offices post News Releases to share news or let you know upcoming plans for their area. If you have questions regarding a specific News Release, contact information is at the top of each News Release. Please feel free to contact the Burns Office with your questions or comments, at (541)573-4400 or by email.

Burns News Releases in FY 2008		\|
Apr 29 2008	Burns Interagency Fire Zone's Katie McConnell Receives Regional Award for Dispatcher of the Year
Apr 23 2008	Burns Interagency Fire Zone to Offer Annual Refresher Training
Apr 17 2008	Wildfire Suppliers Meeting Scheduled for May 9
Apr 15 2008	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meets May 1-2 in Bend, Oregon
Apr 02 2008	Public Asked to Comment on Recreation Plan for Steens Mountain
Apr 01 2008	Representatives Needed for Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Mar 05 2008	Camp Crew Application Period Open March 1
Mar 03 2008	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meets March 13, 14
Feb 22 2008	Burns Interagency Fire Zone's Kristina Thissell Receives National Award for SEAT Base Management
Feb 15 2008	BLM's George Orr Named Bureau's Ranger of the Year
Jan 30 2008	Carpet Installation Slows BLM Services Temporarily
Jan 18 2008	BLM Sets Annual Temporary Road Closures
Jan 04 2008	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meets January 31, February 1
Dec 28 2007	Winter Recreation Opportunities Available on Steens Mountain
Nov 29 2007	Decision Record Announced for Steens Mountain Travel Management Plan
Nov 27 2007	Steens Mountain Loop Road Closed for the Winter Season
Nov 19 2007	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meets December 6, 7
Oct 23 2007	Kiger Mustangs Up For Adoption in Burns, Oregon
Oct 18 2007	Winter Weather Closes Upper Section of Steens Mountain Loop Road
Oct 04 2007	Early Snowfall Catches Steens Mountain Travelers Off Guard

Burns News Releases in FY 2007		\|
Sep 28 2007	Record of Decision for North Steens EIS to be Released
Sep 25 2007	Nomination Period for Steens Mountain Advisory Council Positions Extended Through October
Sep 24 2007	Hunter Information Booth Set for September 27, 28 at Erickson's Thriftway in Hines
Sep 19 2007	Fire Restrictions Lifted, Industrial Fire Precaution Level to 1
Sep 17 2007	Burns Interagency Fire Zone Conducting Prescribed Burns
Sep 17 2007	Gentled Yearling Mustangs Available for Adoption September 29
Sep 10 2007	BLM Sets Public Meeting to Discuss Motorized Equipment Use on Wild Horse Gathers
Aug 21 2007	Cooler Temperatures Bring Reduced Fire Restrictions to Harney County
Aug 21 2007	BLM to Host Tour to Theimer Stewardship Contract Site
Aug 17 2007	Final North Steens Ecosystem Project Environmental Impact Statement Available
Aug 17 2007	Wild Horse to Provide Scholarship Money
Aug 16 2007	Campfire Ban Imposed on all Public Lands Within the Burns Interagency Fire Zone
Aug 08 2007	Harney County Wildfire Update, August 8
Aug 07 2007	Representatives Needed for Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Aug 07 2007	August Brings More Wildfire to Harney County
Jul 26 2007	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meets August 16, 17 in Frenchglen
Jul 26 2007	Local Agencies Develop Plans to Re-Open Portions of Egley Wildfire Area
Jul 25 2007	Annual Steens Rim Run and Walk Set for August 4
Jul 13 2007	Industrial Fire Precaution Level up to 4
Jul 09 2007	INDUSTRIAL FIRE PRECAUTION LEVEL ON THE RISE
Jul 06 2007	Fire Closure to be in Effect on All BLM-Administered Land in Harney County
Jun 27 2007	Fire Danger and Industrial Fire Precaution Level On The Rise
Jun 21 2007	Entire Steens Mountain Loop Road Open
Jun 18 2007	East Steens Mountain Fire Closure to be in Effect
Jun 13 2007	Proposed Decision for Steens Mountain Travel Management Plan Rescinded
Jun 05 2007	Oregon's Wild Horse Corral Facility Closed for Remodel
Jun 04 2007	Wildfire Season in Harney County Gets an Early Start
Jun 01 2007	Steens Mountain Loop Road Open to Fish Lake Campground
Jun 01 2007	Proposed Decision Issued for Steens Mountain Travel Management Plan
May 31 2007	Annual Free Fishing Day Event Set for June 9 at Burns Pond
May 14 2007	Steens Mountain Loop Road to be Open to South Steens Campground
May 07 2007	Nomination Period for Steens Mountain Advisory Council Positions Extended Through May
Apr 23 2007	Wild Horse Events Steady for Next 6 Weeks
Apr 23 2007	Wildfire Suppliers Meeting Scheduled for May 15
Apr 23 2007	Annual Fire Refresher For Emergency Equipment Operators Set for May 12
Apr 23 2007	BLM Offers Free Wild Horse Manure to The Public
Apr 23 2007	Burns Interagency Fire Zone Prepares for Spring Prescribed Burning
Apr 04 2007	Wild Horse Adoption Set for April 13-15 in Salem, Oregon
Mar 30 2007	Representatives Needed for Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Feb 16 2007	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for March 8, 9
Feb 16 2007	Camp Crew Application Period Opens March 1
Feb 16 2007	BLM's Lisa Grant Receives Professional Honor at Society of Range Management Annual Meeting
Jan 17 2007	Burns District BLM Sets Annual Temporary Road Closures
Jan 12 2007	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled for February 1, 2
Jan 12 2007	Burns Interagency Fire Zone Conducting Prescribed Burning Mid-January
Dec 15 2006	Steens Mountain Travel Managment Plan Available for Scoping Comments
Dec 04 2006	Steens Mountain Loop Road Closed for the Winter
Nov 17 2006	Winter Weather Closes Upper Section of Steens Mountain Loop Road
Nov 17 2006	New Members Welcomed to next Steens Mountain Advisory Council in Early December
Nov 01 2006	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Burns November 16

Burns News Releases in FY 2006		\|
Sep 28 2006	Burns Interagency Fire Zone Conducting Prescribed Burns this Fall
Sep 26 2006	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting to be held in Burns
Sep 22 2006	Annual Hunter Information Station to be held in Burns September 28-29
Aug 29 2006	Wild Horse to Provide Scholarship Money
Aug 25 2006	Wildfire Activity Update - Considerable Progress Made on South End Complex
Aug 24 2006	Wildfire Activity Update - Over 100,000 Acres Burned in Southeastern Oregon
Aug 24 2006	Harney County Wildfires Still Growing - Nearly 90,000 Acres Burned
Aug 22 2006	August Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting Canceled
Aug 22 2006	Wildfires Activity Causes Road Closures and Campground Evacuations South of Burns
Aug 22 2006	Monday's Storm Leaves Firefighters Stretched Thin across New Wildfires
Aug 09 2006	Over Twenty New Fires Across Harney County Since Monday
Aug 07 2006	Steens Mountain Advisory Council Meeting to be held in Frenchglen
Aug 01 2006	Industrial Fire Precaution up to Level 4
Jul 28 2006	Wild Horse Adoptions Set for Early August in Redmond and Burns
Jul 28 2006	Steens Mountain Loop Road to be Closed During Steens Rim Run
Jul 27 2006	Wildfire Season Remains Active in Harney County
Jul 26 2006	Blackrock Fire 40 Percent Contained; Fire Base Camp Set Up at Crow Flat
Jul 22 2006	Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Council to Meet in Ontario
Jul 19 2006	Industrial Fire Precaution Level and Public Land Use Restrictions on the Rise
Jul 17 2006	Annual Steens Rim Run and Walk Scheduled for August 5
Jul 13 2006	Industrial Fire Precaution on the Rise; Wildfire Season Active for July

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