This affects the city of Bend, Deschutes County Rural Fire District Number Two and the Oregon Department of Forestry Protected Lands within Deshcutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties.

Fuel moisture is fast approaching record lows and could surpass previous record minmums within days.

This index means that wildfires could be explosive and intense if an ignition occurs.

No backyard, commercial or agricultural burning is allowed within Bend or the rural fire district.