Updates from Upper Deschutes River Communities

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Wildfire Home Protection Strategies Workshop

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 8:30am-12:30pm
La Pine Activity Center, 16450 Victory Way, La Pine

Free four-hour workshop on reducing wildfire risk for Central Oregon homes. For contractors and the general public. To register click here or email rachel.humpert@oregonstate.edu.

Deschutes County Awarded $3.4 Million Grant for La Pine Wildfire Mitigation

Deschutes County has been awarded a $3.4 million USDA Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Grant for its La Pine Wildfire Mitigation Project. The project is a collaborative effort to reduce fire fuels, educate the public, increase wildfire preparedness, and mitigate wildfire risk within the La Pine Rural Fire District.

Project activities over the next five years will include:

  • Fuel Reduction Efforts
  • Community Support
  • Education and Outreach
  • Equipment and Resources

Funds are included to support UDRC Defensible Space programs. For more information about the grant click here.

La Pine Fire District Debris Burning Season Open

La Pine Fire District has officially opened debris burning on October 2, 2025. Burn permits are required and can be downloaded free from the website or found in a metal box outside each of our stations front doors. Before burning call the La Pine Burn Line: 541-536-9056.

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