April - 2019

Prescribed Fire Text Alerts now available

Prescribed Fire Text Alerts now available

Land managers and public health officials have come together to develop two new tools to provide Central Oregonians with fire resources: Central Oregon Fire (www.centraloregonfire.org) offers up-to-date information on prescribed fire and wildfire locations, smoke impacts, and health resources. You can now sign up for text alerts about prescribed fire by texting COFIRE to 888777. Living in a fire-adapted ecosystem means Central Oregonians have a season for wildfire and another

2019 Sisters Country Wildfire Preparedness Symposium

2019 Sisters Country Wildfire Preparedness Symposium

APRIL 27, 2019 10 AM-NOON SISTERS-CAMP SHERMAN FIRE DISTRICT COMMUNITY HALL 301 S. Elm Street – Sisters, Oregon 9:00 a.m. Setup 9:30 a.m. Social 10:00 a.m. Welcome & Introductions : Chief Roger Johnson 10:10 a.m. 2018 Local/National Review : United States Forest Service 2019 Predictions Current Mitigation Efforts 10:40 a.m. Update & Mitigation Efforts Oregon Department of Forestry Firewise Update 11:10 a.m. CPAW Adoption Fire Safety Manager Doug Green New Burn Permit System F

Awesome Video of Burn to Learn in Sisters Jan 5/6, 2019

Awesome Video of Burn to Learn in Sisters Jan 5/6, 2019

A video showing you the ins and outs of firefighter training. this was a combined training lead by Sisters - Camp Sherman Fire, with Cloverdale Fire an Black Butte Ranch Fire. Thanks to Brett Miller for the production of this video. "Burn to Learn” training exercises provide invaluable training to our firefighters using live fire. District firefighters practice search and rescue skills along with fire attack, ventilation and exposure protection activities. Without these struc