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Archive Home > 2005 > August > 24 > Storms didn't dampen fire threat

Storms didn't dampen fire threat

Officials hope restrictions reduce fire occurances

By Jim Witty / The Bulletin
August 24, 2005

The weather may have cooled off a little but recent thunderstorms weren't enough to ward off public-use fire restrictions.

The restrictions went into effect Monday for the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests as well as Crooked River Grassland and the Prineville District of the Bureau of Land....

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