PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Ochoco National Forest said Wednesday it will now be implementing public use fire restrictions due to increasingly dry grasses, brush and vegetation. This decision ...

Due to increasingly hot and dry conditions, as well as increased fire starts, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco ...

The Ochoco National Forest is just a little over two hours east outside of Bend, Oregon. Here you’ll find rimrocks, canyons and geological peculiarities strewn over high desert terrain and grasslands.

“With those winds, it’s going to push that fire through that landscape” Crews spent Wednesday protecting historic structures within the Roba Ranch area. Ochoco National Forest managers have ...