Recruits attend the Bureau of Land Management Vale District annual firefighter training school in Unity, Oregon, in June 2020. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) Malheur County is facing a red flag warning from the National Weather Service for “critical fire weather conditions” because of possible thunderstorms starting on Wednesday, prompting the U.S.[Read More…]

Trainees in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Vale District firefighter school stay 6 feet apart during recent field exercises. The BLM separated recruits into cohorts this year with social distancing protocols in place due to COVID-19. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) Every year, the Vale District of the BLM holds firefighter[Read More…]

A Bureau of Land Management fire crew conducts pile burning of cut juniper at Hunter Mountain, north of Juntura, on May 13. (The Enterprise/Photo Courtesy of BLM) Fire season is underway in Malheur County, and the Vale District of the Bureau of Land Management has already responded to a number[Read More…]