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Blue Mountain Eagle
Malheur forest increases
fire restrictions
Blue Mountain Eagle
The
entire
Malheur
National Forest moved to an
Industrial Fire Precaution
Level III, limiting the use of
power saws to specific hours
and locations.
The Malheur Forest South
Zone, which includes the
Emigrant Creek Ranger Dis-
trict, increased its public use
restrictions to Phase C, pro-
hibiting campfires, smoking
and chainsaw use.
The Malheur National
Forest North Zone, which
includes the Blue Mountain
and Prairie City Ranger Dis-
tricts, will remain in Phase B
of public use restrictions and
high fire danger rating.
Under Phase B of public
use restrictions, the following
are prohibited:
1. Building, maintain-
ing, attending or using a fire,
campfire, charcoal briquette or
stove fire, except within a des-
ignated recreation site.
2. Smoking, except within
an enclosed vehicle or build-
ing, a developed recreation
site or while stopped in an area
at least 3 feet in diameter that
is barren or cleared of all flam-
mable material.
3. Operating a chainsaw
between the hours of 1-8 p.m.
Saw operators are required to
have a shovel (8 inches wide,
26 inches in length) and fire
extinguisher (minimum ABC
8 oz.) in their possession. A
one-hour fire watch is required
after saw operations cease.
4. Operating a combustion
engine without a spark arrest-
ing device.
5. Using a vehicle off of
forest roads except when park-
ing in an area devoid of vege-
tation within 10 feet of a road.
Phase C includes all of
the restrictions from Phase B
and prohibits chainsaw use at
any time and smoking is only
allowed within an enclosed
vehicle or building.
The Umatilla National For-
est also moved to Phase C of
public use restrictions. Wal-
lowa-Whitman National For-
est is in Phase B.
Lewis Rock Fire near
Mitchell transferred
back to local control
Blue Mountain Eagle
Due to reduced complexity,
Oregon Department of Forest-
ry’s Type 1 Incident Manage-
ment Team will hand the Lewis
Rock Fire back to a local Type
4 organization Monday.
The fire remains at 368
acres and is 80% contained,
according to a Sunday press
release. The main responsi-
bility of the Type 4 organiza-
tion will be to complete any
remaining mop-up, patrol the
perimeter and finalize any sup-
pression repair needed.
“There has been a lot of
amazing work done to this
point on the Lewis Rock Fire,”
said Incident Commander
Tyler McCarty. “The local
organization staying with this
fire through its completion will
continue that work and put the
final touches on closing out the
fire. The team would like to
again thank the community for
their kind hospitality and sup-
port during our stay.”
People may continue to
see smoke coming from the
fire area as interior pockets of
unburned fuel burn over the
next several days. Fire person-
nel will contend with warming
temperatures throughout the
week ahead and will work to
make sure hotspots on the fire
are extinguished.
For additional public infor-
mation about the fire, call Pub-
lic Information Officer Christie
Shaw at 541-263-0661.
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Blue Mountain Eagle
Local radio operators support
Skull 120 race in Harney County
Amateur radio
operators from three
counties provided
communications for
the offroad bicycle race
Blue Mountain Eagle
On June 19, 12 FCC-licensed
amateur radio operators took a
support role in an offroad bicy-
cle race that ran from Burns to the
top of Snow Mountain in Grant
County.
Contributed photo
The 120-mile course is consid-
ered one of the toughest “gravel Grant County Amateur Radio Emergency Service helped support the Skull 120 offroad bicycle
grinder” races in the world, accord- race in Harney and Grant counties, including setting up a temporary repeater site on Snow
ing to a press release from Grant Mountain.
County Amateur Radio Emer-
gency Service. There were three
courses spread over an area of
approximately 800 square miles.
Grant County ARES took the
lead in the provision of radios and
planning. They were supported
by Wheeler County ARES and
Amateur Radio operators in Har-
ney County. ARES did extensive
propagation modeling and test-
ing over many weeks to ensure
that the communications was ade-
quate. They set up a temporary
radio repeater on the south facing
slopes of Snow Mountain, which
covered the 30-by-40-mile area
where radio communication was
required.
There were county, state, tribal,
rural fire departments and federal
agencies involved in providing
services for the race.
Grant County residents who are
Contributed photo
interested in amateur radio com-
munication may visit W7GCO.org Riders in the Skull 120 offroad bicycle race
Contributed photo
reach the summit of Snow Mountain.
Ed Ellesson looks at a radio on Snow Mountain.
for further information.
OTEC, BTI partner to develop utility training center
Blue Mountain Eagle
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative
and Baker Technical Institute have begun
developing a utility training center in
Baker City.
The long-term goal is to create a com-
prehensive training site for people look-
ing to enter the trade and to provide ongo-
ing training for current utility workers,
according to a press release.
Phase one of the training center launch
will focus on safety training for utility
workers across Oregon and the Pacific
Northwest, including OTEC.
“We’re thrilled to support BTI in this
process as industry experts; we believe
the partnership is mutually beneficial for
BTI and OTEC’s membership,” said Les
Penning, OTEC’s chief executive officer.
“BTI is a key community resource for
workforce development, and economic
development and the growth and success
of BTI is essential to the region’s eco-
nomic health.”
Beginning later this year, BTI will
begin delivering utility specific safety
training courses. Courses will include
required and recommended safety train-
ings such as pole top rescue, hazard
identification, forklift operations, traffic
control, emergency medical response cer-
Hello Grant County,
Well, its official, summer is here! I hope
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Here’s what’s happening this month:
July 17th – Blue Mountain Hospital
Foundation Golf Tournament
24th – Whiskey Gulch Gang
Demolition Derby
24th & 25th – Prairie City Fiber Fest
There are probably some things that I
don’t know about. I’d sure like to get all
the events on our calendar, so if you know
of any please let me know.
We have exciting plans for another event
in September, so SAVE THE DATE!
September 11th will be the Grant County
Chamber of Commerce’s “Grape and
Hop”. We are in the planning process
now. Stay tuned for more information.
More exciting news… We have ordered
more (new) Logo Merchandise. We will
soon be getting some beautiful stickers,
t-shirts, hoodies and hats! We’ll let you
know when they arrive.
The Grant County Chamber of
Commerce has partnered with Oregon
Trail Electric Cooperative to share
information about their new member
benefit – Co-Op Connections. This is a
membership savings program that offers
cooperative members, including OTEC
members, more than 24,000 local and
national deals on products and services.
PIONEER FEED & To sign up today and see a complete list
of participants in and outside of OTEC’s
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service territory, please visit the official
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Co-op Connections website. Under the
John Day, Oregon 97845
co-op tabs deals, just enter your location.
541-575-0023
This month’s Chamber Board of
Director’s meeting will be Thursday, July
15th at 10:30 a.m.
Stay well!
Tammy Bremner
Executive Director
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tification and fall protection training.
Instructional teams are being built
that include current BTI trainers along
with OTEC experienced professionals to
help give utility specific instruction and
support.
“There is a real need in the utility
industry for quality comprehensive train-
ing,” says Doug Dalton, BTI president.
“This industry, like many of the other
skilled trades, needs more people enter-
ing the field to meet the future workforce
demand. The industry also needs access
to high-quality training that supports
employee growth and expertise. Our goal
is to provide both.”
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