Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation declaring May Wildfire Awareness Month.  The lack of winter snow, warmer spring temperatures and less predicted rain will cause fire season to start early and last longer.  The Oregon State Fire Marshall's Office says homeowners should take steps now to protect their property, including making a five-foot barrier around their homes.

Prescribed burns are planned today (Wed) near Crescent, three miles west of Sisters… and the continuing burn of two-thousand acres on Pine Mountain, southeast of Bend.