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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast THURSDAY TODAY FRIDAY Mostly cloudy with a few showers Cool with sun and clouds 59° 45° 60° 42° SATURDAY Some sun, a shower in the p.m. Some sun PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 62° 42° 66° 41° 70° 46° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 65° 45° 64° 48° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 55° 76° 95° (1918) 47° 49° 33° (1944) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.13" 0.22" 0.30" 11.59" 7.83" 8.68" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 62° 78° 94° (1951) Last Caldwell 66/44 Hi 61 57 55 58 53 52 59 57 64 56 52 55 50 59 57 60 64 61 59 59 56 60 52 50 61 56 61 Lo 47 31 33 48 26 36 44 44 48 40 30 39 37 44 47 48 41 43 45 49 29 46 40 36 49 44 38 W t r r r r r r r sh r r r r r r r r pc sh r r r sh r r sh pc Hi 64 54 55 60 51 51 61 58 65 54 62 55 52 60 59 62 60 64 60 62 56 62 54 51 62 59 64 Lo 46 32 33 49 27 34 44 41 45 39 38 37 36 41 46 47 41 41 42 49 32 46 38 35 47 44 40 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W sh pc pc sh c pc sh pc pc c pc c c sh sh sh pc pc pc sh pc sh c c sh pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 52/30 Hi 83 90 80 66 76 62 65 72 74 68 80 Lo 57 83 64 54 58 48 47 51 56 52 70 W s pc s pc pc pc pc pc s pc c Thu. Hi 85 91 82 67 74 59 68 73 77 77 82 Lo 60 82 67 46 59 45 50 53 57 57 70 W pc pc s r pc sh pc s pc pc pc REGIONAL FORECAST 6:40 a.m. 6:56 p.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:31 p.m. New Eastern Washington: A couple of showers today; periods of snow, accumulating 1-3 inches in the mountains. Cascades: A little rain today, except snow and rain in the south. Oct 19 Western Washington: Periods of rain and a thunderstorm today. Partly cloudy tonight with a shower. Northern California: Rather cloudy today with a shower or two. Cold; breezy in the interior mountains. Today Thursday WSW 12-25 W 15-25 WSW 6-12 WSW 6-12 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Periods of rain today, except a couple of showers and a thunder- storm across the north. Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly cloudy and breezy today with a couple of showers. Oct 12 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. WINDS Medford 59/44 0.05" 0.16" 0.24" 6.81" 5.44" 6.36" SUN AND MOON Oct 5 Bend 55/33 Burns 53/26 PRECIPITATION Sep 27 John Day 56/40 Ontario 64/41 51° 47° 31° (1957) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Albany 62/46 Eugene 59/44 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 72° 44° Spokane Wenatchee 52/40 59/44 Tacoma Moses 59/44 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 62/44 51/38 61/49 60/44 61/38 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 60/49 56/44 Lewiston 65/48 Astoria 57/42 61/47 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 59/49 Pendleton 52/36 The Dalles 64/48 59/45 61/49 La Grande Salem 55/39 60/46 Corvallis 60/42 HIGH 71° 41° Seattle 59/50 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 67° 42° Today SUNDAY Partly sunny Wednesday, September 20, 2017 0 1 1 www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ East Oregonian (USPS 164-980) is published daily except Sunday, Monday and Dec. 25, by the EO Media Group, 211 S.E. 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After that, many students continue their studies to become paramedics. Jenna O’Brien said the most challenging part of training has been preparing for the physical toll. “It’s hard work,” she said. “You go home exhausted.” O’Brien, an Irrigon native, said she has had wildland fire training, but this is her first official firefighter training. local shopping habits. According to a city newsletter, the association is offering a $50 stipend and refreshments for people willing to discuss topics such as where they shop and how often. The association is looking to bring in two focus groups of at least 10-12 people on Oct. 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Molly Turner, the asso- 70s 80s Cooperation is a big part of fighting fires successfully, she said. “You have to practice, and get to know each others’ movements,” she said. “We’ve been working on this all last and this week. It’s nice to be able to apply it to a real fire. 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Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com Restrictions lifted on Umatilla National Forest The Umatilla National Forest will lift all restric- tions on chainsaws, smoking and off-road travel beginning Wednesday as rain and cooler weather help to ease the local fire danger. Seasonal campfire restrictions, however, will remain in effect through Oct. 31. Visitors are required to build their campfires in a fire pit surrounded by dirt, rock or commercial rings, in areas cleared of all flammable material within a three-foot radius from the edge of the pit. Campfires must be attended at all times with a shovel and one gallon of water. The restrictions do not apply to designated wilderness areas and developed recreation sites. Portable cooking stoves using bottled gas and wood burning stoves are also allowed. “The intent is to allow recreational users to enjoy campfires on their public lands in a responsible way, which means practicing safe campfire techniques that, in the long run, will protect lives, property and our natural landscapes,” said Brian Ebert, deputy fire management officer for the forest. Since Monday, nearly 1.5 inches of rain has fallen in Tollgate, .83 inches in Meacham and .85 inches in Ukiah, according to the National Weather Service in Pendleton. More rain is expected Wednesday before gradually drying out into the weekend. In addition, a new record low temperature was set Tuesday morning in Meacham at 23 degrees. The previous record was 26 degrees, set in 1973. The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is also easing up on its public use restrictions, dropping down to Phase A on Wednesday. Under Phase A restric- tions, off-road vehicle travel remains prohibited, chainsaw use is not allowed between 1-8 p.m. and smoking is allowed only in enclosed vehicles, build- ings or cleared areas. The U.S. Forest Service has spent more than $2 billion battling forest fires around the country, according to an Associated Press report, setting a new record for the agency. However, fire season has been relatively calm in the Blue Mountains, with just 3,950 acres burned across all agencies including the Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, Bureau of Land Manage- ment, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Washington Department of Natural Resources. Of those acres burned, only 829 were caused by humans. By comparison, the human-caused Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia River Gorge has burned 48,665 acres alone. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 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Volunteers practice fighting car fires East Oregonian 0s showers t-storms Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group Through the light rain Tuesday morning, firefighters battled a blaze. In the parking lot of the Hermiston Conference Center, 11 new volunteer fire- fighters were busy practicing how to extinguish car fires — one part of a two-week academy all students must attend. The students, from the Umatilla County Fire Department and Pendleton Fire Department’s volunteer programs, were clad in heavy turnout gear. They took turns hosing down a practice vehicle that was hooked to a propane tank and repeatedly lit on fire. On each try, it took several students to maneuver the hose and attack the flames. “For many, it’s the first time actually handling a fully charged hose,” said Matt Fisher, a UCFD shift lieutenant and training coordinator. “So far, it’s a lot of dealing with hose-nozzle reactions. It’s 100 psi (pounds per square inch), and it’s flowing at 150 gallons per minute. 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