Forest Road 310

Unfavorable weather arriving to the local area overnight has persuaded Fire Managers to temporarily delay treatments on the Three Sisters Prescribed Fire Project until conditions improve that are more suitable for meeting project objectives.

Cooler temperatures, increasing humidity, and light winds to the south allowed fire crews to begin tactical firing operations along the eastern end of the Lockett Fire planning area perimeter yesterday evening, treating 274 acres of forest landscape with low-severity fire. The applied fire moved slowly across the forest floor, consuming pine needle duff, dead-and-down woody debris, and some standing snags.

Fire crews will begin conducting tactical firing operations along the eastern portion of the planning area for the Lockett Fire, allowing fire to move in a slow and natural manner upslope and upwind across the landscape. Eighty personnel from the USDA Forest Service and National Park Service are currently assigned to the Lockett Fire. The fire is currently at 70 acres and the upcoming burnout operations will result in a larger footprint. The public can expect to see an increase in fire size over the coming days.

The Lockett Fire experienced no growth over the weekend, staying within interior control lines built Friday and strengthened Saturday and Sunday. Today, crews will continue making improvements to prepare the planning area perimeter area along Forest Roads 307 and 310 and along dozer and hand lines connecting the two roads.