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Red Fire

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Unit Information

Deschutes National Forest 
Oregon 
Bend, 
Oregon 
97701 
Deschutes National Forest 
Oregon 
Bend, 
Oregon 
97701 

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Red Fire log decks
Red Fire log decks
Red Fire log decks
Red Fire log decks

Red Fire log decks

Red Fire chipper
Red Fire chipper
Red Fire chipper
Red Fire chipper

Red Fire chipper

Red Fire morning briefing
Red Fire morning briefing
Red Fire morning briefing
Red Fire morning briefing

Red Fire morning briefing

Thank you sign for Red Fire firefighters
Thank you sign for Red Fire firefighters
Thank you sign for Red Fire firefighters
Thank you sign for Red Fire firefighters

Thank you sign for Red Fire firefighters

Flags flying over ICP Incident Command Post
Flags flying over ICP Incident Command Post
Flags flying over ICP Incident Command Post
Flags flying over ICP Incident Command Post

Flags flying over ICP Incident Command Post

Shaded Fuel Break
A shovel log loader lifts woody debris and places it into the tub grinder which chips it.
A shovel log loader lifts woody debris and places it into the tub grinder which chips it.
Shaded Fuel Break

A shovel lifts the residual brush into a tub grinder. The tub grinder chips the material to be spread across retired log deck areas. 

Structure Protection
A structure with needles moved away from the side.
A structure with needles moved away from the side.
Structure Protection

Structure protection was finished around Crescent Lake. Firefighters blew needles away and removed dead snags and brush around cabins, homes, and other structures to create defensible space.

Shaded Fuel Break
A dozer pushes wood chips to spread them across the ground.
A dozer pushes wood chips to spread them across the ground.
Shaded Fuel Break

A dozer spreads the wood chips across the retired log deck areas. These wood chips will help prevent erosion and serve as organic mulch to help the site revegetate.

Shaded Fuel Break
Feller and log deck in the woods
Feller and log deck in the woods
Shaded Fuel Break

A feller buncher cut logs to length and places them in piles in a log deck area.

Shaded Fuel Break
Wood chips are covering the ground in forest.
Wood chips are covering the ground in forest.
Shaded Fuel Break

The retired logging decks are covered with wood chips from the residual brush in the shaded fuel break process. 

Structure Protection
Firefighter works with a backpack blower to blow needles away from a structure.
Firefighter works with a backpack blower to blow needles away from a structure.
Structure Protection

Firefighters used backpack blowers to blow needles away from structures around Crescent Lake. Removing flammable materials away helps minimize the likelyhood of flames or surface fire touching the structure.

Shaded Fuel Break
Shaded fuel break heavy equipment moving logs
Shaded fuel break heavy equipment moving logs
Shaded Fuel Break

Along with the planning and construction of the shaded fuel break, heavy equipment is used to move salvageable timber that will be hauled out of the area and marketed for sale. 

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